WordPress <= 6.8.2 - (Author+) Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-58674
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerPatchstack
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-23 19:15:41 UTC
Updated2026-04-28 19:34:13 UTC
DescriptionImproper 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS: 0.000290000 probability, percentile 0.080800000 (date 2026-04-28)

Problem Types: CWE-79 | CWE-79 CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
3.1CNACVSS5.9MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.8 6.8.2 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.7 6.7.3 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.6 6.6.3 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.5 6.5.6 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.4 6.4.6 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.3 6.3.6 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.2 6.2.7 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.1 6.1.8 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 6.0 6.0.10 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.9 5.9.11 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.8 5.8.11 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.7 5.7.13 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.6 5.6.15 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.5 5.5.16 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.4 5.4.17 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.3 5.3.19 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.2 5.2.22 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.1 5.1.20 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 5.0 5.0.23 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 4.9 4.9.27 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 4.8 4.8.26 custom Not specified
CNA WordPress WordPress affected 4.7 4.7.30 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/wordpress/wordpress/vulnerability/wordpres... [email protected] patchstack.com
wordpress.org/news/2025/09/wordpress-6-8-3-release [email protected] wordpress.org
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/wordpress/wordpress/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-wordpress-6-8-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve MITRE patchstack.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: savphill (Patchstack Bug Bounty Program) (en)

CNA: John Blackbourn (WordPress core security team lead) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Update WordPress to one of the following patched or higher versions: 6.8.3, 6.7.4, 6.6.4, 6.5.7, 6.4.7, 6.3.7, 6.2.8, 6.1.9, 6.0.11, 5.9.12, 5.8.12, 5.7.14, 5.6.16, 5.5.17, 5.4.18, 5.3.20, 5.2.23, 5.1.21, 5.0.24, 4.9.28, 4.8.27, or 4.7.31.

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