CVE-2025-58838 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58838: WordPress Smooth Accordion Plugin <= 2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Zakir
Product Smooth Accordion
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 5, 2025
Last update May 13, 2026

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 Zakir Smooth Accordion smooth-accordion allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Smooth Accordion: from n/a through <= 2.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Smooth Accordion versions 2.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the accordion component. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other site visitors.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view or interact with the accordion.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites when viewing affected accordion content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level authenticated access and the victim must interact with a page containing the malicious accordion.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2025 CVE published
May 13, 2026 Record updated

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