CVE-2025-14893 IndieWeb <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Telephone' Parameter
Authenticated attackers with author access can inject arbitrary scripts via the Telephone parameter, leading to stored XSS execution for other users.
- 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-2025-14893?
CVE-2025-14893 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IndieWeb, published on 9 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The IndieWeb plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Telephone' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author 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-2025-14893?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14893?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-14893 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-2025-14893 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14893 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5pw2-jjfr-f3qq.