CVE-2025-6757
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Publication date: 2025-09-06

Last updated on: 2025-09-08

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Recent Posts Widget Extended plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'rpwe' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.2 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.
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Published
2025-09-06
Last Modified
2025-09-08
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-09-06
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
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Showing 1 associated CPE
Vendor Product Version / Range
theme_junkie recent_posts_widget_extended 2.0.2
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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability exists in the Recent Posts Widget Extended plugin for WordPress, specifically in versions up to and including 2.0.2. It is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the 'rpwe' shortcode. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher can inject arbitrary web scripts into pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses those pages.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

The vulnerability allows attackers with contributor-level access or above to inject malicious scripts into web pages. These scripts execute when other users view the infected pages, potentially leading to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, session hijacking, or performing actions on behalf of other users. This can compromise the security and integrity of the affected WordPress site.


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