Vulnerability · Published Jun 18, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2025-4955tarteaucitron.io < 1.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 4.7
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in tarteaucitron.io from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The tarteaucitron.io WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 uses query parameters from YouTube oEmbed URLs without sanitizing these parameters correctly, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | tarteaucitron.io | 0 – before 1.9.5 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b84a73a4-7e9b-4994-a9bb-ad47f7cf45da/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description