CVE-2025-6234: Hostel < 1.1.5.8 - Reflected XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 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: yes
Published: 2025-07-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.8 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Affected products

Bob Hostel: before 1.1.5.8 — fixed in 1.1.5.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Bob Hostel 1.1.5.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7447c4e1-81b9-4415-b425-27491ff692b2/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7447c4e1-81b9-4415-b425-27491ff692b2/

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