TI-2025-03927 Aliases CVE-2025-4405 GHSA-pjwq-mhqr-h9gw

Hot Random Image <= 1.9.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via link Parameter

LOW 24CWE-79Published 2025-05-22 · Updated 2026-04-08

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

The Hot Random Image plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘link’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.9.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
hotwptemplates	Hot Random Image	up to 1.9.2	—	No fix listed	CNA

Hot Random Image Vendorhotwptemplates Affected up to 1.9.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image::::::wordpress::*	before 1.9.3	Vulnerable	Hot Themes

cpe:2.3:a:hot-themes:hot_random_image:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.3 Vulnerable ·Hot Themes

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4405
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pjwq-mhqr-h9gw

References

Patch 1

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3298033/

Advisory 1

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c5cff14e-e891-4569-afd8-2885ebb26401?source=cve

Other 2

TI-2024-19572 WordPress Hot Random Image plugin <= 1.8.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2025-03939 Path traversal in hotwptemplates Hot Random Image CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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