CVE-2025-12065 WP Carticon <= 1.0.0 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Administrators can inject arbitrary scripts via the carticon_js_script parameter in WP Carticon, affecting multi-site or specific configurations.
- 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-2025-12065?
CVE-2025-12065 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WP Carticon, published on 4 Nov 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WP Carticon plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'carticon_js_script' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 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-2025-12065?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12065?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12065 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-2025-12065 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12065 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqmw-2cq3-rr6p.