TI-2025-04443 Aliases CVE-2025-4955 GHSA-23mx-m43g-r4fh

tarteaucitron.io < 1.9.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

MEDIUM 55CWE-79Published 2025-06-18 · Updated 2025-06-18

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: High
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · Low
Fix status: Fixed

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

Summary

The tarteaucitron.io WordPress plugin before 1.9.5 uses query parameters from YouTube oEmbed URLs without sanitizing these parameters correctly, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-site Scripting attacks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD

Fix Fixed tarteaucitron.io (Unknown): 1.9.5

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
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
Unknown	tarteaucitron.io	before 1.9.5	1.9.5	Patch available	CNA

tarteaucitron.io VendorUnknown Affected before 1.9.5 Fixed in 1.9.5 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:amauri:tarteaucitron.io::::::wordpress::*	before 1.9.5	Vulnerable	AmauriC

cpe:2.3:a:amauri:tarteaucitron.io:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 1.9.5 Vulnerable ·AmauriC

Remediation

Fix · CNA tarteaucitron.io (Unknown) Fixed in 1.9.5

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4955
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-23mx-m43g-r4fh

References

Exploit 1

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/b84a73a4-7e9b-4994-a9bb-ad47f7cf45da/

Sources

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