Vulnerability · Published Jun 26, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-5588Image Editor by Pixo <= 2.3.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via download Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Image Editor by Pixo from ickata. 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 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Image Editor by Pixo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘download’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.3.6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| ickata | Image Editor by Pixo | 0 – through 2.3.6 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1036a34d-ec03-4bec-8455-02c83fdb8b36?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/image-editor-by-pixo/trunk/frontend.php#L42
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/image-editor-by-pixo/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3315303/