CVE-2025-66081: WordPress Head Meta Data plugin <= 20250327 - 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: 2025-11-21 · updated 2026-10-18
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr Head Meta Data head-meta-data allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Head Meta Data: from n/a through <= 20250327.

Affected products

specialk Head Meta Data: through 20250327

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/head-meta-data/vulnerability/wordpress-head-meta-data-plugin-20250327-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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