CVE-2025-12116: Drift <= 1.5.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Post Title
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-12116 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in thinkupthemes drift. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 19-02-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-04-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Drift theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the post title in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- wordfenceSource6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
20%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.03 pp
From 0.26% on 22-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Thinkupthemes1 product
- drift≤ 1.5.0
Wordpress1 product
- drift≤ 1.6.0
2 vendors · 2 products