CVE-2025-58886 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58886: WordPress Instant Locations Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Tan Nguyen
Product Instant Locations
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 5, 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 Tan Nguyen Instant Locations instant-locations allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Instant Locations: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Instant Locations versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users' sessions. An attacker with high-level privileges can inject code that executes in victims' browsers, potentially stealing session data or performing actions on their behalf.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing scripts that compromise other admin or user sessions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access; victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated