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CVE-2019-25743 Soliloquywp CVE debrief

CVE-2019-25743 is a persistent cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress Soliloquy Lite 2.5.6. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts by inserting script tags in the post title field. This is achieved by submitting POST requests to the post editing endpoint with script payloads in the post_title parameter. The injected scripts are stored and executed when users preview the post.

Vendor
Soliloquywp
Product
Soliloquy Lite
CVSS
MEDIUM 5.1
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-04
Original CVE updated
2026-07-22
Advisory published
2026-06-04
Advisory updated
2026-07-22

Who should care

Users of WordPress Soliloquy Lite 2.5.6 should be aware of this vulnerability and take steps to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1 and a medium severity. It requires authentication and user interaction to exploit.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update to a patched version of WordPress Soliloquy Lite, if available.
  • Restrict access to the post editing endpoint to authorized users only.
  • Implement additional security measures, such as input validation and output encoding.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and NVD detail can be found at [cve-org] and [nvd], respectively.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2019-25743 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25743

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2019-25743 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25743

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.