Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-22521WordPress wp Hosting Performance Check Plugin <= 2.18.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

High 7.1

In plain English

A high-severity cross-site scripting in wp Hosting Performance Check from Scott Farrell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Scott Farrell wp Hosting Performance Check wp-hosting-performance-check allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects wp Hosting Performance Check: from n/a through <= 2.18.8.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Scott Farrell wp Hosting Performance Check 0 – through 2.18.8

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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