CVE-2025-22296 WordPress Hash Elements plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Hash Elements WordPress plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2025-22296?
CVE-2025-22296 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hashthemes Hash Elements, published on 7 Jan 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hashthemes Hash Elements hash-elements.This issue affects Hash Elements: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22296?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hashthemes Hash Elements.
How do I fix CVE-2025-22296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22296 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-2025-22296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in hashthemes Hash Elements
- CVE-2024-30426 WordPress Hash Elements plugin <= 1.3.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2024-5177 Hash Elements <= 1.3.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via url Parameter in Multiple Widgets
- CVE-2024-10802 Hash Elements <= 1.4.7 - Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Draft Post Title Exposure
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mf5x-3qw7-x5m8.