Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2026-25442 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Kentha theme from QantumThemes, affecting versions through 4.7.2. A victim would need to interact with a crafted request, but successful abuse could affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a limited level.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority web exposure item for WordPress properties using Kentha. It is not proven exploited in the provided sources, but public-facing XSS can support account compromise, session abuse, and brand-damaging attacks.
Technical view
The vulnerability is CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.1 with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. Sources identify Kentha theme versions through 4.7.2 as affected.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites using the QantumThemes Kentha theme at version 4.7.2 or earlier. The provided sources do not identify other affected products, plugins, or platforms.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerability is remotely reachable but requires user interaction, consistent with reflected XSS risk.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for affected product, version range, weakness class, and CVSS. It is incomplete for exact vulnerable parameter, exploit availability, patch version, or vendor mitigation details. Avoid assuming active exploitation without new KEV or vendor intelligence.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Kentha theme and installed version.
- Check QantumThemes and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- Prioritize remediation for public-facing sites using Kentha 4.7.2 or earlier.
- If no fix is available, consider disabling or replacing the theme on high-risk sites.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether Kentha is installed on each WordPress site.
- Record the installed Kentha version and compare it with the affected range.
- Review vendor and Patchstack advisories for updated remediation status.
- After remediation, verify reflected user input is safely encoded in affected pages.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/kentha/vulnerability/wordpress-kentha-theme-4-7-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cveCVE reference, Patchstack · vdb-entry
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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.