CVE-2025-4666
ZotPress <= 7.3.15 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'nickname'
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Zotpress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘nickname’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 7.3.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | kseaborn |
| Product | zotpress |
| Published | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
kseaborn / Zotpress
0 ≤ 7.3.15
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1058078b-3afa-4fe7-913a-b6fc32252bf6?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.accounts.php#L86 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.functions.php#L66 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.options.form.php#L33 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zotpress/trunk/lib/admin/admin.options.form.php#L35 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3308031/
Credits
mohamed hamadou