CVE-2025-53253

MEDIUM 5.9

WordPress WP Edit plugin <= 4.0.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

CVSS Score

5.9

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Josh WP Edit wp-edit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Edit: from n/a through <= 4.0.4.

CWE	CWE-79
Vendor	josh
Product	wp edit
Published	Jun 27, 2025
Last Updated	May 12, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Josh / WP Edit

0 ≤ 4.0.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-edit/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-edit-plugin-4-0-4-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Nabil Irawan | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program