CVE-2025-28893 WordPress Visual Text Editor plugin <= 1.2.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Critical 9.9 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely via improper code generation in the Visual Text Editor WordPress plugin.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-28893?

CVE-2025-28893 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Govind Visual Text Editor, published on 26 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Govind Visual Text Editor visual-text-editor allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Visual Text Editor: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-28893?

How do I fix CVE-2025-28893?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-28893 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2025-28893 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-28893 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3cm3-xc2x-9g73.

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