CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-8902

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.20%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

The Widget Options - Extended plugin for WordPress up to version 5.2.1 is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'do_sidebar' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user visits an affected page.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking, account takeover, or malware distribution on the site.

Recommendation

Update the Widget Options - Extended plugin to the latest patched version. Restrict low-privileged accounts and regularly audit user-published content.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The Widget Options - Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'do_sidebar' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 5.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS