CVE-2025-13308 Application Passwords <= 0.1.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via reject_url

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the reject_url parameter, executing code when victims click a specific approval button.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-13308?

CVE-2025-13308 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in georgestephanis Application Passwords, published on 6 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The Application Passwords plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'reject_url' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 0.1.3. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied URLs, which allows javascript: URI schemes to be embedded in the reject_url parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user clicks the "No, I do not approve of this connection" button, granted they can successfully trick the victim into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13308?

How do I fix CVE-2025-13308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13308 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-2025-13308 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13308 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fwgp-xx7q-2jwf.

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