CVE-2025-39528 WordPress Rescue Shortcodes plugin <= 3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Rescue Shortcodes plugin, potentially compromising user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-39528?
CVE-2025-39528 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rescue Shortcodes, published on 16 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Rescue Themes Rescue Shortcodes rescue-shortcodes allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Rescue Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 3.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39528?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rescuethemes Rescue Shortcodes.
How do I fix CVE-2025-39528?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39528 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-2025-39528 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39528 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rescue Shortcodes
- CVE-2023-41728 WordPress Rescue Shortcodes Plugin <= 2.5 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2024-11199 Rescue Shortcodes <= 2.9 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via rescue_progressbar Shortcode
- CVE-2024-9696 Rescue Shortcodes <= 2.8 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ff4q-6fcm-f22c.