CVE-2025-10357 Simple SEO < 2.0.32 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

Contributors can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized parameters in the Simple SEO plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-10357?

CVE-2025-10357 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Simple SEO, published on 14 Oct 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Simple SEO WordPress plugin before 2.0.32 does not sanitise and escape some parameters when outputing them in the page, which could allow users with a role as low as contributor to perform Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10357?

How do I fix CVE-2025-10357?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10357 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2025-10357 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-10357 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5mhp-3vx5-62cf.

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