WordPress Most And Least Read Posts Widget plugin <= 2.5.20 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget most-and-least-read-posts-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Most And Least Read Posts Widget: from n/a through <= 2.5.20.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0036 30th 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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-39549
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vc9-m9gx-8qqw
More whiletrue vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28572 WordPress Most And Least Read Posts Widget Plugin <= 2.5.16 is vulnerable to SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-33114 WordPress Most And Least Read Posts Widget plugin <= 2.5.18 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-39549 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-39549 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5vc9-m9gx-8qqw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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