CVE-2025-22569
Published: 13 January 2025
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in GrandSlambert Featured Page Widget featured-page-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Featured Page Widget: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-22569 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the GrandSlambert Featured Page Widget WordPress plugin (featured-page-widget). This issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 2.2 inclusive.
The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no privileges required, but user interaction is needed. Remote attackers can trick authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted content, such as a specially prepared link or input reflected in the generated web page, leading to execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation details are documented in the Patchstack vulnerability database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/featured-page-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-featured-page-widget-plugin-2-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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