CVE-2025-15697 Dictionary <= 1.0 - Reflected XSS via Multiple Parameters
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Dictionary WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-15697?
CVE-2025-15697 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Dictionary, published on 17 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape user input before reflecting it back in the responses of several directly accessible scripts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone they can induce to submit a crafted request.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-15697?
How do I fix CVE-2025-15697?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-15697 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-2025-15697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-15697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5694-pfmh-9pp4.