CVE-2023-25958 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-25958: WordPress Simple Tooltips Plugin <= 2.1.4 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

Vendor Justin Saad

Product Simple Tooltips

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 12, 2023

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

5.9/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required High

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Auth. (admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Justin Saad Simple Tooltips plugin <= 2.1.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Tooltips versions up to 2.1.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tooltip content handling. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view pages with the affected tooltips. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts into tooltips that execute in other users' browsers.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level admin privileges and the victim must view a page containing the malicious tooltip.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 12, 2023 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25958 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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