Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-4583Smash Balloon Instagram Feed <= 6.9.0 (Free) & <= 6.8.0 (Pro) - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via `data-plugin` Attribute
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Pro from https://profiles.wordpress.org/smub/. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 13% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the `data-plugin` attribute in all versions up to, and including, 6.9.0 (Free) and 6.8.0 (Pro) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| https://profiles.wordpress.org/smub/ | Smash Balloon Instagram Feed Pro | 0 – through 6.8.0 |
| smub | Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin | 0 – through 6.9.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N