CVE-2025-1286 Download HTML TinyMCE Button <= 1.2 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Download HTML TinyMCE Button allows attackers to execute scripts against admin users via unsanitized parameters.
- 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-2025-1286?
CVE-2025-1286 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Download HTML TinyMCE Button, published on 15 May 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 Download HTML TinyMCE Button WordPress plugin through 1.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-1286?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sfarbota Download Html Tinymce Button.
How do I fix CVE-2025-1286?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-1286 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-2025-1286 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-1286 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwv7-jv97-x2cg.