CVE-2025-57981 WordPress WP Social Widget Plugin <= 2.3.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the WP Social Widget plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- 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-2025-57981?
CVE-2025-57981 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in catchsquare WP Social Widget, published on 22 Sep 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 catchsquare WP Social Widget wp-social-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Social Widget: from n/a through <= 2.3.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-57981?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Catchsquare Wp Social Widget.
How do I fix CVE-2025-57981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-57981 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-2025-57981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-57981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in catchsquare WP Social Widget
- CVE-2025-49306 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-30610 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.2.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
- CVE-2024-27189 WordPress WP Social Widget plugin <= 2.2.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
- CVE-2023-0074 WP Social Widget < 2.2.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8xw5-q4cg-g2j3.