CVE-2025-58260 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58260: WordPress Highlight and Share – Social Text and Image Sharing plugin <= 5.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ronald Huereca
Product Highlight and Share
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 22, 2025
Last update May 12, 2026
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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 Ronald Huereca Highlight and Share highlight-and-share allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Highlight and Share: from n/a through <= 5.1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Highlight and Share versions 5.1.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect site visitors across different security contexts.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users can compromise other users' sessions, steal credentials, or deface site content visible to visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a user account on the site. Victim must click a link or visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 22, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated