CVE-2025-22514: WordPress Axact Author List Widget Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yamna Khawaja KNR Author List Widget knr-author-list-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects KNR Author List Widget: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

Affected products

Yamna Khawaja KNR Author List Widget: through 3.1.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/knr-author-list-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-axact-author-list-widget-plugin-3-1-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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