CVE-2025-30548
📛 CVE Title
WordPress Advanced Post Search plugin <= 1.1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in VarDump s.r.l. Advanced Post Search advanced-post-search allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Advanced Post Search: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
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
- 2025-03-24
- Published
- 2025-04-01 07:31 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:11 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/30xxx/CVE-2025-30548.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-30548 — Advanced Post Search <= 1.1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2025-04-01 06:15:48 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:08:54 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
- 0.0029 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 21.50% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 07:15 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-9123 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Apr 1, 2025, 5:31:34 AM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:11:53 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
- 0.2200
- Vendors
- VarDump s.r.l.
- Products
-
Advanced Post Search (0 ≤1.1.0)Advanced Post Search (n/a ≤1.1.0)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-6cfv-73h4-f63c
ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in VarDump s.r.l. Advanced Post Search advanced-post-search allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Advanced Post Search: from n/a through <= 1.1.0.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| VarDump s.r.l. | Advanced Post Search |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
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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-2025-30548
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:51 UTC |
Remediations (18)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: Advanced Post SearchWordfence
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 13:51 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its final Patch Tuesday updates of 2025 on December 9, addressing 56 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Exchange Server, and other components.
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited ...
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:learn.microsoft.com
Microsoft December 2025 Security Updates This release consists of the following 57 Microsoft CVEs : Tag CVE Base Score CVSS Vector Exploitability FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations ? Windows PowerShell CVE - 2025 -54100 Windows Projected File System…
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:www.computerworld.com
Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:arstechnica.com
Found in the wild: 2 Secure Boot exploits. Microsoft is patching only 1 of them. The publicly available exploits provide a near-universal way to bypass key protections.
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:www.lansweeper.com
The October 2025 edition of Patch Tuesday brings us 173 new fixes, with 9 rated as critical, 3 of which are actively exploited. We've listed the most important changes below. Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE - 2025 -24990 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that has been actively exploited.
2026-05-22 13:07 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:www.drupal.org
Mitigation information will be included in the advisory. We recommend updating to the latest supported patch (bugfix) release for your site's version of Drupal before May 20, so that you can address any other upgrade issues before the security window.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:www.elevenforum.com
November 2025 Security Updates This release consists of the following 63 Microsoft CVEs : Tag CVE Base Score CVSS Vector Exploitability FAQs? Workarounds? Mitigations ? Nuance PowerScribe CVE - 2025 -30398 Microsoft Configuration Manager CVE - 2025 -47179 Microsoft Office Excel CVE - 2025 -59240 SQL...
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:www.nist.gov
NIST maintains the National Vulnerability Database (NVD), a repository of information on software and hardware flaws that can compromise computer security. This is a key piece of the nation's cybersecurity infrastructure.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:www.tenable.com
Key takeaways: Microsoft's 2025 Patch Tuesday releases addressed 1,130 CVEs . This is the second year in a row where the CVE count was over 1,000. Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in 2025 , followed by Remote Code Execution flaws at 30.8%. 41 zero-day vulnerabilities were addressed across all Patch Tuesday releases in 2025 , including ...
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC -
web:source.android.com
Android partners are encouraged to fix all issues in this bulletin and use the latest security patch level. Devices that use the 2025 -09-01 security patch level must include all issues associated with that security patch level, as well as fixes for all issues reported in previous security bulletins.
2026-05-22 04:23 UTC
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