CVE-2025-60186 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-60186: WordPress Google+ Comments Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Alex Moss
Product Google+ Comments
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published September 26, 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 Alex Moss Google+ Comments google-plus-comments allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Google+ Comments: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Google+ Comments versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with admin privileges can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another admin, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This could lead to unauthorized actions or data theft within the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in an admin's browser session.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account holder could be tricked into executing malicious code that compromises other admins or site data.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have admin-level access; victim admin must click a malicious link or visit a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

September 26, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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