CVE-2025-53231: WordPress Easy Taxonomy Images plugin <= 1.0.1 - 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: 2026-02-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpdevstudio Easy Taxonomy Images easy-taxonomy-images allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy Taxonomy Images: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Affected products

wpdevstudio Easy Taxonomy Images: through 1.0.1

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-taxonomy-images/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-taxonomy-images-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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