CVE-2025-31442

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e1tekoap42 Search engine keywords highlighter keywords-highlight-tool allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Search engine keywords highlighter: from n/a through <= 0.1.3.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): Patchstack
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 7.1 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Effective score: 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-79
Reserved: 2025-03-28
Published: 2025-04-03 15:27 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 18:12 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/31xxx/CVE-2025-31442.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2025-31442 — Search engine keywords highlighter <= 0.1.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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NVD published: 2025-04-03 14:15:35 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 09:10:24 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 3.7 / 10
EPSS score: 0.0028 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 19.77% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2025-14759
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Apr 3, 2025, 1:27:09 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:12:07 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 7.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.6700
Vendors: NotFound, e1tekoap42
Products: Search engine keywords highlighter (0 ≤0.1.3)

Search engine keywords highlighter (n/a ≤0.1.3)
Aliases: GHSA-6pcf-xpvj-9fvc

ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in e1tekoap42 Search engine keywords highlighter keywords-highlight-tool allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Search engine keywords highlighter: from n/a through <= 0.1.3.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/keywords-highlight-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-search-engine-keywords-highlighter-plugin-0-1-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
e1tekoap42	Search engine keywords highlighter	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/keywords-highlight-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-search-engine-keywords-highlighter-plugin-0-1-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

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https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/keywords-highlight-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-search-engine-keywords-highlighter-plugin-0-1-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (0)

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No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/keywords-highlight-tool/vulnerability/wordpress-search-engine-keywords-highlighter-plugin-0-1-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com

Indicators (2)

IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.

Type	Value	VirusTotal	Attached
domain	`xss.this`	no local data	2026-05-18 21:19 UTC
cve	`CVE-2025-31442`	no local data	2026-06-06 13:48 UTC

Remediations (14)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: Search engine keywords highlighter

Wordfence

No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.

2026-06-06 13:48 UTC
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2026-05-22 13:14 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC
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2026-05-22 03:49 UTC

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