Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Category Dropdown List Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-14132

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Category Dropdown List
Vendor
CVE Published:
12 December 2025

What is CVE-2025-14132?

The Category Dropdown List plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities. This issue arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping involving the $_SERVER['PHP_SELF'] variable. As a result, attackers can exploit this flaw to inject malicious web scripts into pages that execute when a user is tricked into taking certain actions, such as clicking on an enticing link.

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Affected Version(s)

Category Dropdown List * <= 1.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dropdown-categ...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/dropdown-categ...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Abdulsamad Yusuf
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