CVE-2025-53253 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53253: WordPress WP Edit plugin <= 4.0.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Josh

Product WP Edit

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published June 27, 2025

Last update May 12, 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 Josh WP Edit wp-edit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Edit: from n/a through <= 4.0.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

WP Edit versions 4.0.4 and earlier contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can compromise other users' sessions, steal data, or perform actions on their behalf through injected scripts.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected script.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published

May 12, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53253 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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