Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-0627

3.5LOW

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
WordPress Tag, Category, And Taxonomy Manager
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 April 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager plugin for WordPress, prior to version 3.30.0, exhibits a flaw where certain widget settings are not properly sanitized and escaped. This vulnerability allows high privilege users, including administrators, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks, even in configurations where unfiltered HTML capabilities are restricted, such as multisite setups. This can lead to unauthorized script execution in the context of other users, creating potential security risks.

Affected Version(s)

WordPress Tag, Category, and Taxonomy Manager 0 < 3.30.0

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-0627 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/30fbe3c5-f190-48e8-a6bb-...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.5
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Dmitrii Ignatyev
WPScan
.