CVE-2026-25018
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 · uneditedImproper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in stmcan NaturaLife Extensions naturalife-extensions allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects NaturaLife Extensions: from n/a through <= 2.1.
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 confidenceReflected XSS vulnerability in the NaturaLife Extensions WordPress theme allows attackers to inject malicious JavaScript into web pages through unsanitized user input. This occurs during web page generation where user-supplied data is rendered without proper output encoding.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm NaturaLife Extensions theme installationIn WordPress admin, go to Appearance > Themes to verify the NaturaLife Extensions theme is installed and active. Alternatively, check the wp-content/themes directory for the themefolder.Affected if The NaturaLife Extensions theme is installed and active in WordPress.
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Determine installed theme versionCheck the style.css file in the theme directory for the 'Version:' header, or look in the WordPress theme details panel under Appearance > Themes.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range for this CVE.
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Identify unsanitized user input in templatesSearch theme PHP files (particularly template files in the theme root and subdirectories) for patterns where superglobal variables ($_GET, $_POST, $_REQUEST) or user-controllable data is output directly using 'echo' or 'print' without sanitization functions like esc_html(), esc_attr(), or wp_kses().Affected if Theme templates contain code that outputs user-supplied input without proper output encoding.
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Check for vulnerable parameter reflectionReview theme files that process URL parameters or form inputs and render them back into page content. Look for code that takes request parameters and echoes them into HTML without sanitization.Affected if The theme reflects URL parameters or form input values directly into generated web pages without encoding.
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Verify vulnerable code is reachableConfirm that the identified unsanitized output code is reachable via standard WordPress page requests and not restricted to authenticated admin users only.Affected if The vulnerable code path is accessible to unauthenticated or low-privilege users visiting the site.
Your environment is affected if the NaturaLife Extensions theme is installed, the installed version is within the affected range, and the theme contains code that reflects user input into pages without output encoding.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patch when available; implement proper output encoding and input validation for all user-supplied data rendered in pages.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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