CVE-2025-59585 WordPress Penci Recipe Plugin <= 4.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users via the Penci Recipe plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- 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-2025-59585?
CVE-2025-59585 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PenciDesign Penci Recipe, 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 PenciDesign Penci Recipe penci-recipe allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Penci Recipe: from n/a through <= 4.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59585?
How do I fix CVE-2025-59585?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59585 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-2025-59585 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-59585 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q796-m2gh-m8mm.