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Medium severity · published Jan 16, 2025
CVE-2025-23816
WordPress Metaphor Widgets plugin <= 2.4 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in metaphorcreations Metaphor Widgets allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Metaphor Widgets: from n/a through 2.4.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 32% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MW
Metaphor Widgets · metaphorcreations
through 2.4 · source: vendor
Affected product
MW
Metaphor Widgets
metaphorcreations
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23816
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23816
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mtphr-widgets/vulnerability/wordpress-metaphor-widgets-plugin-2-4-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve