WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (WordPress WordPress)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.22 % · percentile 12 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Patchstack
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WordPress allows Stored XSS. WordPress core security team is aware of the issue and working on a fix. This is low severity vulnerability that requires an attacker to have Author or higher user privileges to execute the attack vector.This issue affects WordPress: from 6.8 through 6.8.2, from 6.7 through 6.7.3, from 6.6 through 6.6.3, from 6.5 through 6.5.6, from 6.4 through 6.4.6, from 6.3 through 6.3.6, from 6.2 through 6.2.7, from 6.1 through 6.1.8, from 6.0 through 6.0.10, from 5.9 through 5.9.11, from 5.8 through 5.8.11, from 5.7 through 5.7.13, from 5.6 through 5.6.15, from 5.5 through 5.5.16, from 5.4 through 5.4.17, from 5.3 through 5.3.19, from 5.2 through 5.2.22, from 5.1 through 5.1.20, from 5.0 through 5.0.23, from 4.9 through 4.9.27, from 4.8 through 4.8.26, from 4.7 through 4.7.30.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | Patchstack |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 5.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L | NVD · audit@patchstack.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-30923
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-58674
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| WordPress · WordPress | affected 6.8 ≤ 6.8.2 ; affected 6.7 ≤ 6.7.3 ; affected 6.6 ≤ 6.6.3 ; affected 6.5 ≤ 6.5.6 ; affected 6.4 ≤ 6.4.6 ; affected 6.3 ≤ 6.3.6 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |