CVE-2025-58655: WordPress Category Featured Images Plugin <= 1.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.9 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-09-22 · updated 2026-10-11
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mat Category Featured Images category-featured-images allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Category Featured Images: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.

Affected products

Mat Category Featured Images: through 1.1.8

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/category-featured-images/vulnerability/wordpress-category-featured-images-plugin-1-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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