CVE-2025-15658 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-15658: WordPress WP Emmet plugin <= 0.3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Rewish

Product WP Emmet

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 15, 2026

Last update June 15, 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

Administrator Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WP Emmet <= 0.3.4 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Emmet versions up to 0.3.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users on the site. An attacker with high-level privileges can inject code that executes in victims' browsers, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing scripts that compromise user accounts or site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access and victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 15, 2026 CVE published

June 15, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15658 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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