CVE-2025-68843
Reflected XSS in FeedWordPress Advanced Filters
Publication date: 2026-02-20
Last updated on: 2026-02-23
Assigner: Patchstack
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| bas_schuiling | feedwordpress_advanced_filters | From 0.0.0 (inc) to 0.6.2 (inc) |
| bas_schuiling | feedwordpress_advanced_filters | to 0.6.2 (inc) |
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Exploitability
| 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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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
CVE-2025-68843 is a medium severity Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the WordPress FeedWordPress Advanced Filters Plugin versions up to and including 0.6.2.
This vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts—such as redirects, advertisements, or other HTML payloads—into a website, which execute when visitors access the site.
Exploitation requires user interaction by a privileged user performing actions like clicking a malicious link, visiting a crafted page, or submitting a form.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
[{'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'The vulnerability can lead to the execution of malicious scripts on your website, which may result in unauthorized redirects, display of unwanted advertisements, or other harmful HTML payloads.'}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': "This can compromise the security and integrity of your website, potentially harming your users and damaging your site's reputation."}, {'type': 'paragraph', 'content': 'Since exploitation requires user interaction, attackers may trick privileged users into triggering the malicious scripts.'}] [1]
How does this vulnerability affect compliance with common standards and regulations (like GDPR, HIPAA)?:
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How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?
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What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?
This vulnerability currently has no official patch available.
Users are advised to apply Patchstack’s mitigation rule immediately to block attacks until an official patch is released.
This mitigation helps protect websites from exploitation by preventing malicious script injections.