CVE-2025-28908 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-28908: WordPress pipDisqus plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Pipdig
Product pipDisqus
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 11, 2025
Last update April 28, 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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in pipdig pipDisqus pipdisqus allows Stored XSS.This issue affects pipDisqus: from n/a through <= 1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

pipDisqus versions 1.6 and earlier 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 affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with high privileges can inject code that impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

An authenticated admin can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account compromise could allow script injection affecting site visitors' data and functionality.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 11, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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