Vulnerability · Published Aug 12, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8314Software Issue Manager <= 5.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via noaccess_msg Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager from emarket-design. 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 22% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Software Issue Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘noaccess_msg parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| emarket-design | Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking Plugin – Software Issue Manager | 0 – through 5.0.0 |
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/3ef87ab8-d56b-4d3a-b4fc-6c17c24143ec?source=cve
- https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/software-issue-manager/tags/5.0.0/includes/emd-form-builder-lite/emd-form-frontend.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/software-issue-manager/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3341018/