CVE-2025-7431 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-7431

Knowledge Base <= 2.3.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Plugin Slug

Vulnerability Description

The Knowledge Base plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin slug setting in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Đỗ Quang Huy

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Knowledge Base
Vulnerable Versions:
0

Timeline

Official Publish: July 18th, 2025
Last Modified: April 8th, 2026
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)