CVE-2025-25169

HIGH 7.1

WordPress Authors Autocomplete Meta Box plugin <= 1.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

CVSS Score

7.1

EPSS Score

0.3%

EPSS Percentile

57th

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rachel Cherry Authors Autocomplete Meta Box authors-autocomplete-meta-box allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authors Autocomplete Meta Box: from n/a through <= 1.2.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	rachel cherry
Product	authors autocomplete meta box
Published	Mar 3, 2025
Last Updated	May 11, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Rachel Cherry / Authors Autocomplete Meta Box

0 ≤ 1.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/authors-autocomplete-meta-box/vulnerability/wordpress-authors-autocomplete-meta-box-plugin-1-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Abdi Pranata | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program