Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Rich Shortcodes for Google Reviews Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-12499

7.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Rich Shortcodes For Google Reviews
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-12499?

The Rich Shortcodes for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping. This vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to exploit Google Review content, injecting malicious web scripts that execute when users access compromised pages. Although a partial patch for this issue was released in version 6.6.2, users are advised to upgrade to the latest version to ensure full protection.

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Affected Version(s)

Rich Shortcodes for Google Reviews * <= 6.8

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3411521/widg...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3389203/widg...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.2
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Kishan Vyas
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