CVE-2025-62761
Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress <= 2.17.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
mediumImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
6.4
CVSS Score
6.4
CVSS Score
medium
Severity
2.17.0.2
Patched in
14d
Time to patch
Description
The Knowledge Base documentation & wiki plugin – BasePress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 2.17.0.1 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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NAttack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Low
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Technical Details
Affected versions
<=2.17.0.1PublishedDecember 31, 2025
Last updatedJanuary 13, 2026
Affected pluginbasepress
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