CVE-2025-11826
CVSS 6.4 Medium
- CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Published: 2025-11-21T09:15:46.023
The WP Company Info plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘class’ attribute of the ‘social-networks’ shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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How to fix CVE-2025-11826
CVE-2025-11826 is a medium severity vulnerability affecting the affected product.
Description: The WP Company Info plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘class’ attribute of the ‘social-networks’ shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.9.0
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.9.1
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.9.0)
- Update to ≥ 1.9.1 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Description: The WP Company Info plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘class’ attribute of the ‘social-networks’ shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in […]
Affected Versions:
❌ Vulnerable: ≤ 1.9.0
✅ Safe: ≥ 1.9.1
Exploit Difficulty: EASY
⏱️ Time to exploit: < 1 hour
🛠️ Required skills: Basic web security knowledge
💰 Public exploits: Likely available
How to Fix:
1 Identify affected systems
- Check if you're running the affected product
- Verify version (vulnerable: ≤ 1.9.0)
2 Immediate actions
- Update to ≥ 1.9.1 or later
- If patching is not immediately possible: restrict network exposure, apply least-privilege access
3 Verification
- Test the fix in a staging environment first
- Review logs for signs of exploitation
- Monitor for IOCs (Indicators of Compromise)
4 Long-term prevention
- Enable automatic security updates
- Set up vulnerability monitoring
- Review and harden security configurations
Exploit Difficulty Assessment
EASY
Time to Exploit: < 1 hour
Skills Required: Basic web security knowledge
Public Exploits: Likely available
Affected Versions
Vulnerable: ≤ 1.9.0
Safe: ≥ 1.9.1
Vulnerability Timeline
Nov 21, 2025
Vulnerability Published
CVE details first published to NVD database
Nov 21, 2025
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