Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Plugin README Parser for WordPress
CVE-2025-8720

6.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

WordPress
Status
Plugin Readme Parser
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 August 2025

What is CVE-2025-8720?

The Plugin README Parser plugin for WordPress exhibits a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability due to inadequate input validation and output encoding. This flaw allows authenticated users with Contributor-level permissions or higher to inject malicious scripts through the 'target' parameter. These scripts can be executed by any user accessing the compromised content, posing a risk to site integrity and user security.

Affected Version(s)

Plugin README Parser * <= 1.3.15

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/wp-readme-parser/tags/1...
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-readme-parser/#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-2025-8720 : Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Plugin README Parser for WordPress