CVE-2025-23816: WordPress Metaphor Widgets plugin <= 2.4 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in metaphorcreations Metaphor Widgets allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Metaphor Widgets: from n/a through 2.4.

Affected products

metaphorcreations Metaphor Widgets: through 2.4

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mtphr-widgets/vulnerability/wordpress-metaphor-widgets-plugin-2-4-stored-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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