CVE-2025-53426 WordPress Likert Survey Master plugin <= 0.8.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Likert Survey Master WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-53426?
CVE-2025-53426 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Bob Likert Survey Master, published on 22 Oct 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 Bob Likert Survey Master likert-survey-master allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Likert Survey Master: from n/a through <= 0.8.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-53426?
How do I fix CVE-2025-53426?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-53426 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-2025-53426 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-53426 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-229f-pm83-vmf3.