CVE-2025-60183 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-60183: WordPress Silencesoft RSS Reader Plugin <= 0.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Silence
Product Silencesoft RSS Reader
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published February 20, 2026
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 silence Silencesoft RSS Reader external-rss-reader allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Silencesoft RSS Reader: from n/a through <= 0.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Silencesoft RSS Reader versions 0.6 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in how it handles user input. An authenticated administrator can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the application. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators can be tricked into executing malicious scripts that compromise user sessions or data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must be an authenticated administrator; victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 20, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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