CVE-2025-22735 HIGH

CVE-2025-22735: WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin - Tag Groups plugin <= 2.0.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Steve Burge
Product WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 21, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Steve Burge WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups tag-groups allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups: from n/a through <= 2.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Tag Groups plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 2.0.4. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that executes when site administrators or other users view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in the browsers of site administrators and other users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can steal admin session cookies, modify site content, or redirect users to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. A victim must visit a page containing the attacker's injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 21, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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