Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Weakness · CWE-79

CVE-2025-62127

MEDIUM · 5.9 CVSS v3.1 Published 2026-05-07
Mitigation only
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63/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WEN Themes WEN Logo Slider allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects WEN Logo Slider: from n/a through 3.4.0.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WEN Logo Slider plugin allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript through unsanitized user input that is dynamically rendered into the HTML DOM. The vulnerability stems from improper input neutralization in client-side code, where user-supplied data is directly used without appropriate sanitization or encoding.

MitigationUpdate WEN Logo Slider to the latest version once available, or implement output encoding and input validation in all JavaScript code that handles DOM manipulation to prevent unsanitized user input from being rendered.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Confirm WEN Logo Slider plugin is installed
    In WordPress admin, navigate to Plugins > Installed Plugins and search for 'WEN Logo Slider' or 'wen logo' to verify the plugin is present and active
    Affected if Plugin is installed and active in WordPress
  2. Identify the installed plugin version
    In WordPress admin, go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, find WEN Logo Slider, and click on the plugin name or view details to find the version number listed
    Affected if Version number cannot be obtained or is unknown
  3. Check for logo upload/custom input fields
    Navigate to the plugin settings page (usually under Settings or a dedicated menu item for WEN Logo Slider) and identify any fields where users can add logo names, URLs, or custom text that might be rendered in the frontend
    Affected if Plugin allows custom text, names, or URLs to be added to the slider content
  4. Inspect frontend JavaScript for DOM manipulation
    View the page source or use browser developer tools to examine JavaScript files loaded by the plugin; look for code that uses innerHTML, document.write, or similar DOM manipulation methods that might incorporate user-supplied data without sanitization
    Affected if JavaScript code directly inserts user-supplied data into the DOM without encoding or sanitization
  5. Test user input reflection in slider output
    Add a test logo entry with a harmless script-alert payload (such as <script>alert('test')</script> or <img src=x onerror=alert('test')>) in the plugin's logo name or URL field, then view the frontend slider page to see if the payload executes
    Affected if The payload is rendered as-is in the HTML and the JavaScript executes in the browser

The environment is affected if WEN Logo Slider is active, user-supplied input fields exist in the plugin, and that input is reflected in the DOM without sanitization allowing script execution.

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Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Update WEN Logo Slider to the latest version once available, or implement output encoding and input validation in all JavaScript code that handles DOM manipulation to prevent unsanitized user input from being rendered.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
9.0 hours of engineering $1,600
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