Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessReach public comment or profile field
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DeliverySubmit crafted XSS payload
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ExploitPayload stored by plugin (helpers.php sink)
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ExecutionAdmin or visitor loads injected page
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PersistScript executes in victim browser
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ImpactSteal session or forge admin actions
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the ability to submit content into the plugin's Comment Content field or the WordPress User Biographical Info field on a site running Motors <= 1.4.112; per CVSS PR:N this injection can be performed by unauthenticated attackers, so no login is needed for the initial payload. For impact to occur, a victim must subsequently load the page containing the stored payload - the high-value outcome (session/admin compromise) depends on an authenticated administrator or moderator viewing the injected content. Limiting factors: sites that disable comments or enforce pre-publication comment moderation break the primary injection/delivery path, the payload only fires when the affected page is rendered, and impact is bounded to browser-context actions (C:L/I:L, no direct availability impact). |
| Impact | The CVSS 3.1 vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N describes network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation with a scope change and low confidentiality/integrity impact - consistent with a classic stored XSS reported by a credible source (Wordfence). No EPSS score, KEV entry, or public POC was provided, so real-world exploitation pressure appears lower than the 7.2 base score alone might suggest; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not confirmed as actively exploited. The most significant risk is that the injection is unauthenticated and stored, so a single crafted comment or profile bio can compromise sessions of authenticated administrators (session theft, forged admin actions), which is the realistic path toward site takeover for stored XSS. Note a common convention conflict: stored XSS typically requires a victim to view the page, yet the vector lists UI:N - treat this as reflecting the injecting attacker's lack of interaction rather than the victim's, and prioritize based on the unauthenticated write primitive rather than the exact numeric score. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An unauthenticated attacker submits a listing/blog comment or edits a user biographical info field containing a crafted script payload (for example an event handler or <script> tag). The payload is stored and served to everyone who views the affected page, and when a logged-in administrator opens it the script executes in their session - enabling cookie/session theft or forged administrative actions. No public POC is referenced, but the network attack vector and low complexity make weaponization straightforward for anyone able to reach the comment or profile endpoints. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 11, 2026
Stored cross-site scripting in the StyleMix Motors - Car Dealership & Classified Listings plugin for WordPress (all versions through 1.4.112) lets unauthenticated attackers persist malicious JavaScript through the Comment Content and User Biographical Info fields, which then executes in the browser of any visitor or administrator who views the affected page. The scope-changed CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 reflects that injected script runs in a security context different from the vulnerable component. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but the unauthenticated injection path makes it broadly abusable against sites running this popular automotive/classifieds plugin.
RemediationAI
Upstream fix available (WordPress.org changeset 3594971); the released patched version number is not independently confirmed from the provided data, so update the Motors plugin to the latest available release above 1.4.112 published by StyleMix and verify the installed version afterward. Confirm the fix details via the Wordfence advisory (https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f4e25aa6-8028-4c85-98c4-6f47a1502427?source=cve) and the changeset (https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3594971/motors-car-dealership-classified-listings). Until patched, apply compensating controls: enable a WAF rule (e.g. Wordfence) to filter script payloads in comment and profile fields; require pre-publication moderation/approval of all comments so injected content never auto-renders (trade-off: manual review overhead); disable comments on affected listing pages if the feature is not essential (trade-off: loss of user engagement) and restrict who can set biographical info; and audit existing comments and user bios for already-stored script content, since patching stops new injections but does not remove payloads persisted before the upgrade.
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Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The affected component is a commercial WordPress plugin (cpe:2.3:a:stylemix:motors_-_car_dealership_&_classified_listings_plugin) that adds car-dealership and classified-listing functionality to WordPress sites. The root cause is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation): user-supplied data submitted via comment content and the user biographical info profile field is stored without sufficient sanitization and later rendered without adequate output escaping, so raw HTML/JavaScript is emitted into the page DOM. Referenced source files (includes/helpers.php line 278 and the listing-manager tooltip.js at lines 59/73) point to the code paths where untrusted values are handled and echoed, and the WordPress plugin repository changeset 3594971 represents the code change that remediates the flaw.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Unauthenticated network injection (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N), but a victim must view the stored payload so UI:R; script runs in a different context (S:C) with limited C/I impact and no availability effect.
Primary rating from Vendor (Wordfence).
CVSS VectorVendor: Wordfence
DescriptionCVE.org
The Motors - Car Dealership & Classified Listings Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Comment Content and User Biographical Info in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.112 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
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Executive ViewAI
The StyleMix Motors WordPress plugin (all versions through 1.4.112) contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability permitting unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious code through comment and user profile fields, directly exposing all site visitors and administrators to data theft, malware deployment, and credential compromise. Organizations running this automotive classifieds platform face immediate site-wide compromise risk with no vendor patch currently available.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: (1) Disable plugin entirely or restrict biographical/comment functionality to authenticated users; (2) apply Web Application Firewall rules sanitizing user-submitted content for script tags and JavaScript patterns; (3) enforce Content Security Policy headers prohibiting inline script execution; (4) implement log monitoring for exploitation indicators and suspicious account modification activity.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
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