CVE-2025-13704 Cross-site scripting in Autogen Headers Menu
Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary scripts via the head_class shortcode parameter, leading to stored XSS execution on victim pages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-13704?
CVE-2025-13704 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in amirshk Autogen Headers Menu, published on 9 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Autogen Headers Menu plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'head_class' parameter of the 'autogen_menu' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-13704?
How do I fix CVE-2025-13704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-13704 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-2025-13704 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-13704 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4x85-44wj-rgh5.