CVE-2025-50015 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-50015: WordPress Hand Talk plugin <= 6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Rodrigo Bastos
Product Hand Talk
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 20, 2025
Last update May 12, 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 Rodrigo Bastos Hand Talk handtalk allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hand Talk: from n/a through <= 6.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hand Talk versions 6.1 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 clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions and data. The impact is limited to low-severity confidentiality, integrity, and availability breaches.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

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 could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data integrity.

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

June 20, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated