CVE-2025-12510 Widgets for Google Reviews <= 13.2.4 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Reviews
Unauthenticated attackers can inject malicious scripts via Google Reviews data, leading to code execution in the admin panel.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-12510?
CVE-2025-12510 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in trustindex Widgets for Google Reviews, published on 6 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Widgets for Google Reviews plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 13.2.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on Google Reviews data imported by the plugin. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that will execute in the admin panel (and potentially on the frontend) whenever a user accesses imported reviews, granted they can add a malicious review to a Google Place that is connected to the vulnerable site.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12510?
How do I fix CVE-2025-12510?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12510 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-2025-12510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2c5x-r53j-239w.