CVE-2025-30847: WordPress Novelist plugin <= 1.2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 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: 2025-03-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ashley Novelist novelist allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Novelist: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.

Affected products

Ashley Novelist: through 1.2.3

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/novelist/vulnerability/wordpress-novelist-plugin-1-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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