CVE-2025-8046 Injection Guard < 1.2.8 - Reflected XSS via $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI']
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the Injection Guard WordPress plugin.
- 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-2025-8046?
CVE-2025-8046 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Injection Guard, published on 14 Aug 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 Injection Guard WordPress plugin before 1.2.8 does not escape the $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] parameter before outputting it back in an attribute, which could lead to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting in old web browsers
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8046?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fahadmahmood Injection Guard.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8046?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8046 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-2025-8046 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-8046 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mmhg-74m6-ppx2.