# CVE-2025-12904: SNORDIAN's H5PxAPIkatchu <= 0.4.17 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via insert_data

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the insert_data endpoint, leading to script execution in victim browsers.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-f87p-wjm9-4rp5

## What is CVE-2025-12904?

CVE-2025-12904 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in otacke SNORDIAN's H5PxAPIkatchu, published on 14 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The SNORDIAN's H5PxAPIkatchu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'insert_data' AJAX endpoint in all versions up to, and including, 0.4.17 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-12904?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-12904?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-12904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-12904 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Disclosure for CVE-2025-12904 (github_poc): https://github.com/MooseLoveti/SNORDIAN-s-H5PxAPIkatchu-CVE-Report

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-12904 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-12904 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in otacke SNORDIAN's H5PxAPIkatchu, published on 14 Nov 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-12904 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: otacke SNORDIAN's H5PxAPIkatchu. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12904/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12904/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12904
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12904
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12904

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-12904/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.