CVE-2025-58966 WordPress NEX-Forms LITE plugin < 8.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in NEX-Forms LITE allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to code execution in user browsers.
- 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-2025-58966?
CVE-2025-58966 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Basix NEX-Forms LITE, 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 Basix NEX-Forms LITE nex-forms-lite allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects NEX-Forms LITE: from n/a through < 8.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-58966?
How do I fix CVE-2025-58966?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-58966 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-2025-58966 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-58966 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rm23-mprc-ghjh.