CVE-2025-25114 HIGH

CVE-2025-25114: WordPress User Role plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ehabstar

Product User Role

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published March 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 ehabstar User Role user-roles allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects User Role: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The User Role product contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 1.0 and requires user interaction to exploit. An attacker can steal session cookies, redirect users, or perform actions on their behalf within the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers, stealing data or performing unauthorized actions.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts and data are at risk if they interact with attacker-controlled content on your site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a user into visiting a malicious link or page containing the payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25114 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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