Jetpack: Cross-site scripting
Jetpack is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.
- Component
- Jetpack
- Plugin slug
jetpack- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- May 15, 2025
This CVE was published May 15, 2025 and is one of 17 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Jetpack to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
The Jetpack WordPress plugin before 13.8, Jetpack Boost WordPress plugin before 3.4.8 use regexes in the Site Accelerator features when switching image URLs to their CDN counterpart. Unfortunately, some of them may match patterns it shouldn’t, ultimately making it possible for contributor and above users to perform Stored XSS attacks
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L