CVE-2025-13884
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Stored XSS in Hide Email Address WordPress Plugin Allows Script Injection

Publication date: 2025-12-12

Last updated on: 2025-12-12

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Hide Email Address plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'inline_css' parameter in the `bg-hide-email-address` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1 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.

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Published
2025-12-12
Last Modified
2025-12-12
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-12-12
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-13884
EUVD
EUVD-2025-202979

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Vendor Product Version / Range
wordpress hide_email_address 0.1

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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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Executive Summary

The Hide Email Address plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the 'inline_css' parameter of the 'bg-hide-email-address' shortcode. This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user-supplied input. As a result, authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that execute whenever someone views the affected page.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability allows attackers with Contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary scripts into pages, which can lead to unauthorized actions such as stealing user credentials, session hijacking, or defacing the website. It compromises the integrity and security of the website and its users.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately update the Hide Email Address plugin to a version later than 0.1 where the issue is fixed. If an update is not available, restrict Contributor-level access and above to trusted users only, and consider disabling the plugin until a patch is released. Additionally, review and sanitize any user-supplied attributes in the 'inline_css' parameter to prevent script injection.

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