Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability affects the vcita Online Booking & Scheduling Calendar WordPress plugin through version 4.5.3. An authenticated user could store malicious content that later runs in another user's browser. Business risk is mainly website trust, admin-session exposure, and content tampering, not direct server takeover based on the provided CVSS data.
Executive priority
Treat as a near-term web application hygiene issue. Prioritize internet-facing WordPress sites using this booking plugin, especially where multiple contributors or client-facing accounts exist.
Technical view
CVE-2025-54676 is a stored cross-site scripting issue, CWE-79, in meeting-scheduler-by-vcita. CVSS 3.1 is 6.5 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites with the vcita booking plugin installed at version 4.5.3 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify affected configurations beyond the plugin and version range.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV status or cited active exploitation. Exploitation requires a low-privileged authenticated actor and a victim viewing affected generated content, consistent with stored XSS risk rather than unauthenticated remote compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence is limited to the CVE metadata and Patchstack reference in the bundle. No exploit details, fixed version, or vendor remediation text are provided here, so avoid asserting more than stored XSS through version 4.5.3.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for meeting-scheduler-by-vcita version 4.5.3 or earlier.
- Check vcita, WordPress plugin, or Patchstack guidance for a confirmed fixed release.
- Update the plugin when a vendor-confirmed fixed version is available.
- Disable or remove the plugin where business use is not required.
- Limit WordPress accounts that can create or edit plugin-controlled content.
Validation and detection
- Confirm the installed plugin slug and version across all WordPress environments.
- Review whether untrusted or low-privilege users can modify plugin-rendered content.
- Test affected pages with benign non-executing markers to confirm proper output handling.
- Review web logs and WordPress audit trails for suspicious plugin-content changes.
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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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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- 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
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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
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CWE details
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