CVE-2025-53581 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-53581: WordPress RSS Feed Pro Plugin <= 1.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Artiosmedia
Product RSS Feed Pro
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 14, 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 artiosmedia RSS Feed Pro rss-feed-pro allows Stored XSS.This issue affects RSS Feed Pro: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

RSS Feed Pro versions 1.1.8 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability in how they handle user input. An authenticated admin with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. Impact is limited to low-level data exposure and site defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or modify page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users' sessions and data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have admin-level access and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 14, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated