CVE-2025-9344 UsersWP <= 1.2.42 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Authenticated attackers with contributor access can inject arbitrary scripts via shortcodes, leading to code execution when other users view the page.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9344?
CVE-2025-9344 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in stiofansisland UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP, published on 28 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The UsersWP – Front-end login form, User Registration, User Profile & Members Directory plugin for WP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'uwp_profile' and 'uwp_profile_header' shortcodes in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.42 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9344?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9344?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9344 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-2025-9344 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9344 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9f28-43v5-5c96.