Description
The Terms descriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Published: 2025-07-18
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Arbitrary script execution by privileged administrators via stored cross‑site scripting
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-21850 The Terms descriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
History

Fri, 18 Jul 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 18 Jul 2025 05:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Terms descriptions plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via admin settings in all versions up to, and including, 3.4.8 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Title Terms descriptions <= 3.4.8 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


Subscriptions

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:12:39.916Z

Reserved: 2025-06-26T13:45:12.565Z

Link: CVE-2025-6719

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Updated: 2025-07-18T15:09:19.582Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-07-18T06:15:27.660

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-6719

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-20T22:15:06Z

Weaknesses