CVE-2025-69350: Accordion accordions-wp XSS Vulnerability

CVE-2025-69350 Overview

CVE-2025-69350 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability [CWE-79] in the Themepoints Accordion plugin (accordions-wp) for WordPress. The flaw affects all versions up to and including 3.0.3. An authenticated attacker with high privileges can inject malicious JavaScript that is persistently stored and executed in the browsers of users who view the affected page.

Critical Impact
Successful exploitation enables script execution in victim browsers, leading to session theft, administrative action hijacking, and content tampering within the WordPress site.

Affected Products

Themepoints Accordion (accordions-wp) plugin for WordPress
All versions from initial release through 3.0.3
WordPress sites with the plugin installed and active

Discovery Timeline

2026-01-06 - CVE-2025-69350 published to NVD
2026-04-27 - Last updated in NVD database

Technical Details for CVE-2025-69350

Vulnerability Analysis

The vulnerability is a stored XSS issue in the Themepoints Accordion plugin. The plugin fails to properly neutralize user-supplied input before rendering it within generated web pages. Attacker-controlled markup persists in the database and executes whenever a user loads a page that renders the affected accordion content.

The attack requires high privileges and user interaction, which limits drive-by exploitation. However, the scope is changed, meaning injected scripts can affect resources beyond the vulnerable component, including the WordPress administrative interface and authenticated user sessions.

Root Cause

The root cause is improper neutralization of input during web page generation [CWE-79]. The plugin accepts input fields used to configure accordion items and stores them without sufficient sanitization. On rendering, the stored content is emitted into the HTML output without context-appropriate escaping, allowing <script> tags and HTML event handlers to execute.

Attack Vector

An authenticated user with privileges to configure the plugin submits an accordion item containing JavaScript payloads in a vulnerable field. The payload is saved to the WordPress database. When any visitor or administrator loads a page that renders the affected accordion, the browser parses and executes the injected script in the site's origin context.

No verified public proof-of-concept code is available for this issue. Refer to the Patchstack WordPress Vulnerability Report for technical details.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-69350

Indicators of Compromise

Accordion plugin posts or options containing <script>, javascript:, or HTML event handler attributes such as onerror= and onload=.
Outbound browser requests from logged-in WordPress sessions to unfamiliar external hosts following page loads that render accordion content.
Unexpected administrative actions, new user accounts, or modified plugin or theme files following access to pages containing the plugin shortcode.

Detection Strategies

Query the wp_posts and wp_postmeta tables for accordion entries containing script tags or inline event handlers.
Review WordPress audit logs for plugin configuration changes made by privileged accounts that should not edit content.
Inspect rendered HTML output of pages using accordion shortcodes for unsanitized markup in titles or content fields.

Monitoring Recommendations

Enable a web application firewall rule set that flags stored XSS payloads submitted to WordPress admin endpoints.
Monitor browser Content Security Policy (CSP) violation reports for script-src violations on pages using the plugin.
Track plugin version inventory and alert on any WordPress instance running accordions-wp at version 3.0.3 or earlier.

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-69350

Immediate Actions Required

Identify all WordPress instances running the Themepoints Accordion plugin and confirm installed versions.
Update the plugin to a version higher than 3.0.3 once the vendor publishes a patched release.
Audit existing accordion content for malicious payloads and remove any unauthorized scripts before re-enabling affected pages.

Patch Information

At the time of publication, the Patchstack advisory lists versions up to and including 3.0.3 as affected. Administrators should monitor the plugin's WordPress.org listing for an updated release that addresses CVE-2025-69350 and apply it as soon as it is available.

Workarounds

Deactivate the Themepoints Accordion plugin until a fixed version is released and verified.
Restrict plugin configuration access to a minimal set of trusted administrators using the principle of least privilege.
Deploy a strict Content Security Policy that disallows inline scripts to reduce the impact of stored XSS payloads.
Place the WordPress site behind a web application firewall configured to block common XSS payload patterns.

bash

# Configuration example: disable the vulnerable plugin via WP-CLI
wp plugin deactivate accordions-wp
wp plugin status accordions-wp