Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Employee Directory Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-5531

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin For WordPress
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-5531?

The Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress is susceptible to stored cross-site scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping within the plugin's 'emd_mb_meta' shortcode. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and higher, to inject arbitrary scripts into pages, which will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page. This presents a significant security risk as it can lead to unauthorized information disclosure or interactions on the affected site.

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Affected Version(s)

Employee Directory – Staff Listing & Team Directory Plugin for WordPress * <= 4.5.0

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&s...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

muhammad yudha
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