CVE-2025-53296 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53296: WordPress EC Stars Rating plugin <= 1.0.11 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Ecoal95
Product EC Stars Rating
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 27, 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 ecoal95 EC Stars Rating ec-stars-rating allows Stored XSS.This issue affects EC Stars Rating: from n/a through <= 1.0.11.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

EC Stars Rating versions up to 1.0.11 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with administrative or editor access can craft input that executes JavaScript in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin or editor account can inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data without their knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level site access (admin/editor role) and the victim must view a page containing the malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 27, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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