CVE-2025-22594 WordPress Better User Shortcodes Plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users' browsers via reflected XSS in the Better User Shortcodes 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-2025-22594?
CVE-2025-22594 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hccoder Better User Shortcodes, published on 9 Jan 2025. 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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hccoder Better User Shortcodes better-user-shortcodes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Better User Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22594?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22594?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22594 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-2025-22594 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22594 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-764j-f3m9-c8mh.