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TI-2025-18838 Aliases CVE-2025-25169GHSA-w43w-pw8h-qxgc

WordPress Authors Autocomplete Meta Box plugin <= 1.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rachel Cherry Authors Autocomplete Meta Box authors-autocomplete-meta-box allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authors Autocomplete Meta Box: from n/a through <= 1.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00393 33rd 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rachel CherryAuthors Autocomplete Meta Boxup to 1.2—No fix listedCNA
  • Authors Autocomplete Meta Box VendorRachel Cherry Affected up to 1.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-25169
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w43w-pw8h-qxgc

References

Other 1

  • TI-2025-23602 WordPress Lock Your Updates Plugin <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2025-21898 WordPress wA11y – The Web Accessibility Toolbox plugin <= 1.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.9

Sources

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