Reviews Sorted <= 2.4.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'space' Shortcode Attribute
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- 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 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Reviews Sorted plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'space' parameter of the [reviews-slider] shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.2 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
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-13969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3q2-4vjr-q22r
References
Other 11
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/74e790e7-60fd-45cd-942f-0f24365d7fc8?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/trunk/functions/do.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/tags/2.4.2/functions/do.php#L138
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/trunk/templates/reviews-slider.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/tags/2.4.2/templates/reviews-slider.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/trunk/templates/reviews-slider-1.php#L30
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/tags/2.4.2/templates/reviews-slider-1.php#L30
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/trunk/templates/reviews-slider-2.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/tags/2.4.2/templates/reviews-slider-2.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/trunk/templates/reviews-slider-3.php#L23
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/reviews-sorted/tags/2.4.2/templates/reviews-slider-3.php#L23
Sources
- CVE-2025-13969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-13969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3q2-4vjr-q22r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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