CVE-2025-24610 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-24610: WordPress Restrict Anonymous Access Plugin <= 1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Christian Leuenberg
Product Restrict Anonymous Access
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 24, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Christian Leuenberg Restrict Anonymous Access restrict-anonymous-access allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Restrict Anonymous Access: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Restrict Anonymous Access versions 1.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker with low-level user access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers, potentially stealing data or modifying page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can compromise other users' sessions or steal sensitive information through script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level user account access and victim must view a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 24, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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