Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Custom Word Cloud Plugin for WordPress
CVE-2025-8317

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Custom Word Cloud
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-8317?

The Custom Word Cloud plugin for WordPress is susceptible to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability through the 'angle' parameter. This flaw arises from inadequate input sanitization and output escaping, allowing authenticated users with at least Contributor-level access to inject malicious web scripts. When a user visits a compromised page, these scripts can execute in their web browser, potentially leading to data theft or session hijacking.

Affected Version(s)

Custom Word Cloud * <= 0.3

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/custom-word-cloud/trunk...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/custom-word-cloud/#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

muhammad yudha
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CVE-2025-8317 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Custom Word Cloud Plugin for WordPress