CVE-2025-58008 WordPress Participants Database Plugin <= 2.7.6.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into the Participants Database plugin, potentially stealing user sessions or executing code in victim browsers.
- 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-2025-58008?
CVE-2025-58008 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in xnau webdesign Participants Database, 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 xnau webdesign Participants Database participants-database allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Participants Database: from n/a through <= 2.7.6.3.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58008?
How do I fix CVE-2025-58008?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58008 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-2025-58008 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58008 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-82g4-vfrv-hx4x.