CVE-2025-25089 WordPress Image Rotator plugin <= 2.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users via the Image Rotator plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or site defacement.
- 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-2025-25089?
CVE-2025-25089 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in appten Image Rotator, published on 3 Mar 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 appten Image Rotator appten-image-rotator allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Image Rotator: from n/a through <= 2.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25089?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25089?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25089 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-2025-25089 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25089 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8c3-g64c-cw4x.