CVE-2025-27288 WordPress File Icons Plugin <= 2.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in File Icons plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs.
- 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-2025-27288?
CVE-2025-27288 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in BjornW File Icons, published on 17 Apr 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 BjornW File Icons file-icons allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects File Icons: from n/a through <= 2.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27288?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27288?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27288 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-2025-27288 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27288 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7hqv-35wh-6m2v.