Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-31562 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting issue in the Aphotrax Uptime Robot Plugin for WordPress, affecting versions through 2.3. A successful attack could let an authenticated user trigger script execution after user interaction, potentially affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted remediation item, not an emergency. Prioritize internet-facing WordPress sites using the plugin, especially where many authenticated users have access. Absence of KEV evidence lowers urgency, but XSS in WordPress plugins should still be tracked to closure.
Technical view
The issue is DOM-based XSS caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation, mapped to CWE-79. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Aphotrax uptime-robot-monitor through version 2.3. Risk is higher where low-privileged users can access the affected plugin functionality or influence content viewed by another user.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not report active exploitation, and the CVE is not listed as KEV. The CVSS vector indicates exploitation requires low privileges and user interaction, so this is not described as unauthenticated drive-by compromise from the supplied evidence.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE record and Patchstack reference. No fixed version, patch details, exploit proof, or detailed vulnerable parameter is included in the provided bundle. Avoid assuming exploitability beyond the CVSS vector and DOM-based XSS classification.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for uptime-robot-monitor and confirm installed versions.
- If version is 2.3 or earlier, check vendor or Patchstack guidance for updates or workarounds.
- Deactivate or remove the plugin where it is not operationally required.
- Restrict plugin access to trusted users until remediation guidance is confirmed.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the plugin slug and version from WordPress administrative inventory or asset management.
- Check whether any site is running uptime-robot-monitor version 2.3 or earlier.
- Review user roles that can access or influence the affected plugin area.
- Look for unexpected script content or suspicious changes around plugin-managed pages.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 6.5 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
6.5MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
CWE links open Glexia weakness intelligence pages with official CWE context, developer remediation guidance, and related CVE mappings.
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.