CVE-2025-25166 HIGH

CVE-2025-25166: WordPress InLocation plugin <= 1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Gabrieldarezzo

Product InLocation

Weakness CWE-352 · CSRF

Published February 7, 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in gabrieldarezzo InLocation inlocation allows Stored XSS.This issue affects InLocation: from n/a through <= 1.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

InLocation versions 1.8 and earlier are vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks. An attacker can craft a malicious webpage that, when visited by a logged-in site administrator, performs unwanted actions on the site without their knowledge. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Trick a logged-in admin into performing unwanted actions on the site via a malicious webpage.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Admins could unknowingly modify settings, create accounts, or change site data if tricked into visiting a malicious link.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Admin must visit attacker's webpage while logged into the site. No special privileges or complex setup required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 7, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25166 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/352.html AskarLabs — CWE-352 write-up Cross-Site Request Forgery

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