CVE-2025-15697
HighCVSS 7.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk5th percentile - higher than 5% of all known CVEs
Summary
The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape user input before reflecting it back in the responses of several directly accessible scripts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone they can induce to submit a crafted request.
Risk Assessment
An attacker can execute malicious scripts in the victim's browser, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or unauthorized actions in the context of a logged-in user.
Recommendation
Update the Dictionary plugin to the latest available version or remove it if not essential. Additionally, consider using a web application firewall (WAF) to filter malicious requests.
Other vulnerabilities in Dictionary WordPress plugin
Original NVD description (English source)
The Dictionary WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not escape user input before reflecting it back in the responses of several directly accessible scripts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Reflected Cross-Site Scripting attacks against anyone they can induce to submit a crafted request.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

