CVE-2025-14048 SimplyConvert <= 1.0 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'simplyconvert_hash' Option
Administrators can inject malicious scripts via the simplyconvert_hash option, leading to stored XSS attacks against other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-14048?
CVE-2025-14048 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in jonahsc SimplyConvert, published on 12 Dec 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The SimplyConvert plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'simplyconvert_hash' option in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, 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-2025-14048?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14048?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14048 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-2025-14048 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14048 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4386-jf7c-fmx9.