CVE-2025-58982 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-58982: WordPress Pixeline's Email Protector Plugin <= 1.3.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Pixeline
Product Pixeline's Email Protector
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 9, 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 pixeline Pixeline's Email Protector pixelines-email-protector allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pixeline's Email Protector: from n/a through <= 1.3.8.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pixeline's Email Protector versions 1.3.8 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated administrator with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A malicious admin can compromise other users' sessions, steal data, or deface content visible to site visitors.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 9, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated