CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-8199

MediumCVSS 6.4
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.22%

11th percentile - higher than 11% of all known CVEs

Summary

The MarqueeAddons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Testimonial Marquee widget in all versions up to and including 2.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes.

Risk Assessment

Authenticated attackers with contributor-level access and above can inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a user accesses an injected page, potentially leading to session theft, account takeover, or malware distribution.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the plugin to the latest version that includes security fixes and to restrict permissions for users with contributor role.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The MarqueeAddons plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's Testimonial Marquee widget in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.3 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS