CVE-2025-39432 WordPress bbPress2 shortcode whitelist plugin <= 2.2.1 - CSRF to XSS vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the bbPress2 shortcode whitelist plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- 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-2025-39432?
CVE-2025-39432 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in antonchanning bbPress2 shortcode whitelist, 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 antonchanning bbPress2 shortcode whitelist bbpress2-shortcode-whitelist allows Stored XSS.This issue affects bbPress2 shortcode whitelist: from n/a through <= 2.2.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39432?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39432?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39432 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-2025-39432 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39432 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rfw7-86w9-7qh3.