Vulnerability · Published Aug 14, 2025 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2025-8046Injection Guard < 1.2.8 - Reflected XSS via $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Injection Guard from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 15% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 84.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Injection Guard WordPress plugin before 1.2.8 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Injection Guard	0 – before 1.2.8

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/14a53525-8c08-472d-bae4-b3f14368b802/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description