CVE-2025-30533 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-30533: WordPress Message ticker plugin <= 9.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Gopiplus
Product Message ticker
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 24, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 gopiplus Message ticker message-ticker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Message ticker: from n/a through <= 9.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Message Ticker versions 9.3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users on the site. An attacker with high-level privileges can inject code that executes in browsers of site visitors, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with admin access can compromise visitor sessions and perform unauthorized actions affecting site integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access; victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated