CVE-2025-6234 Hostel < 1.1.5.8 - Reflected XSS
Reflected XSS in Hostel plugin allows attackers to execute scripts against admins, potentially leading to account takeover.
- 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-2025-6234?
CVE-2025-6234 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Hostel, published on 10 Jul 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
The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6234?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kibokolabs Hostel.
How do I fix CVE-2025-6234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6234 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-2025-6234 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-6234 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Unknown Hostel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rpf-gc6c-w865.