Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP-PhotoNav Plugin by WordPress
CVE-2025-6383

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
WP-photonav
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 June 2025

What is CVE-2025-6383?

The WP-PhotoNav plugin for WordPress contains a vulnerability that allows authenticated users, including contributors, to exploit the photonav shortcode. This exploitation is made possible due to inadequate sanitization and escaping of user-supplied attributes. Attackers can inject malicious web scripts that execute when other users access affected pages, posing significant risks to website security.

Affected Version(s)

WP-PhotoNav * <= 1.2.2

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-photonav/#developers

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

Gilang Asra Bilhadi
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CVE-2025-6383 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WP-PhotoNav Plugin by WordPress