CVE-2025-12033 Simple Banner <= 3.0.10 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the activation code parameter, affecting multi-site or restricted HTML installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12033?
CVE-2025-12033 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in rpetersen29 Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website, published on 22 Oct 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple Banner – Easily add multiple Banners/Bars/Notifications/Announcements to the top or bottom of your website plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'pro_version_activation_code' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.10 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12033?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12033?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12033 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-2025-12033 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12033 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7j6-q72p-jrrr.