CVE-2025-69389 HIGH

CVE-2025-69389: WordPress Visitor Maps Extended Referer Field plugin <= 1.2.6 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Hugh Mungus
Product Visitor Maps Extended Referer Field
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published February 20, 2026
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Hugh Mungus Visitor Maps Extended Referer Field visitor-maps-extended-referer-field allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Visitor Maps Extended Referer Field: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Visitor Maps Extended Referer Field contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.2.6. An attacker can inject malicious scripts through the referer field that execute in the browsers of site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction—a victim must visit a crafted link—but can affect multiple users and compromise site integrity.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, stealing cookies, session tokens, or redirecting users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site may have their sessions hijacked or be redirected to malicious sites if they click attacker-crafted links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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

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