CVE-2025-39549: WordPress Most And Least Read Posts Widget plugin <= 2.5.20 - 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: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget most-and-least-read-posts-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Most And Least Read Posts Widget: from n/a through <= 2.5.20.

Affected products

whiletrue Most And Least Read Posts Widget: through 2.5.20

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/most-and-least-read-posts-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-most-and-least-read-posts-widget-2-5-20-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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