CVE-2025-25161 WordPress WP Find Your Nearest Plugin <= 0.3.1 - CSRF to Settings Change vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the WP Find Your Nearest plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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-2025-25161?
CVE-2025-25161 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SocialEvolution WP Find Your Nearest, 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 SocialEvolution WP Find Your Nearest wp-find-your-nearest allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Find Your Nearest: from n/a through <= 0.3.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25161?
How do I fix CVE-2025-25161?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-25161 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-2025-25161 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25161 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5ff8-37w8-2jph.