CVE-2025-58674Network attack vector

Stored XSS via unescaped navigation-menu titles

Published Sep 23, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress 4.7 through 6.8.2 allows remote authenticated users with Author access to execute scripts. The navigation-menu interface concatenates attacker-controlled menu item names and types into HTML when building the pending-deletion list, causing stored markup to be interpreted instead of inserted as text. An Author or higher role must first save a crafted title, and script execution occurs when a privileged user opens and interacts with the affected menu interface.

CVSS severity5.9
Medium
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored cross-site scripting in WordPress 4.7 through 6.8.2 allows remote authenticated users with Author access to execute scripts. The navigation-menu interface concatenates attacker-controlled menu item names and types into HTML when building the pending-deletion list, causing stored markup to be interpreted instead of inserted as text. An Author or higher role must first save a crafted title, and script execution occurs when a privileged user opens and interacts with the affected menu interface.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-58674
Published
Sep 23, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
WordPress.org
Product
WordPress
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.7 <=4.7.30 changes=[{"at":"4.7.31","status":"unaffected"}]
  2. Affected versionversion=4.8 <=4.8.26 changes=[{"at":"4.8.27","status":"unaffected"}]
  3. Affected versionversion=4.9 <=4.9.27 changes=[{"at":"4.9.28","status":"unaffected"}]
  4. Affected versionversion=5.0 <=5.0.23 changes=[{"at":"5.0.24","status":"unaffected"}]
  5. Affected versionversion=5.1 <=5.1.20 changes=[{"at":"5.1.21","status":"unaffected"}]
  6. Affected versionversion=5.2 <=5.2.22 changes=[{"at":"5.2.23","status":"unaffected"}]
  7. Affected versionversion=5.3 <=5.3.19 changes=[{"at":"5.3.20","status":"unaffected"}]
  8. Affected versionversion=5.4 <=5.4.17 changes=[{"at":"5.4.18","status":"unaffected"}]
  9. Affected versionversion=5.5 <=5.5.16 changes=[{"at":"5.5.17","status":"unaffected"}]
  10. Affected versionversion=5.6 <=5.6.15 changes=[{"at":"5.6.16","status":"unaffected"}]
  11. Affected versionversion=5.7 <=5.7.13 changes=[{"at":"5.7.14","status":"unaffected"}]
  12. Affected versionversion=5.8 <=5.8.11 changes=[{"at":"5.8.12","status":"unaffected"}]
  13. Affected versionversion=5.9 <=5.9.11 changes=[{"at":"5.9.12","status":"unaffected"}]
  14. Affected versionversion=6.0 <=6.0.10 changes=[{"at":"6.0.11","status":"unaffected"}]
  15. Affected versionversion=6.1 <=6.1.8 changes=[{"at":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]
  16. Affected versionversion=6.2 <=6.2.7 changes=[{"at":"6.2.8","status":"unaffected"}]
  17. Affected versionversion=6.3 <=6.3.6 changes=[{"at":"6.3.7","status":"unaffected"}]
  18. Affected versionversion=6.4 <=6.4.6 changes=[{"at":"6.4.7","status":"unaffected"}]
  19. Affected versionversion=6.5 <=6.5.6 changes=[{"at":"6.5.7","status":"unaffected"}]
  20. Affected versionversion=6.6 <=6.6.3 changes=[{"at":"6.6.4","status":"unaffected"}]
  21. Affected versionversion=6.7 <=6.7.3 changes=[{"at":"6.7.4","status":"unaffected"}]
  22. Affected versionversion=6.8 <=6.8.2 changes=[{"at":"6.8.3","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

WordPress.org · WordPressversion=4.7 <=4.7.30 changes=[{"at":"4.7.31","status":"unaffected"}]; version=4.8 <=4.8.26 changes=[{"at":"4.8.27","status":"unaffected"}]; version=4.9 <=4.9.27 changes=[{"at":"4.9.28","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.0 <=5.0.23 changes=[{"at":"5.0.24","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.1 <=5.1.20 changes=[{"at":"5.1.21","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.2 <=5.2.22 changes=[{"at":"5.2.23","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.3 <=5.3.19 changes=[{"at":"5.3.20","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.4 <=5.4.17 changes=[{"at":"5.4.18","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.5 <=5.5.16 changes=[{"at":"5.5.17","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.6 <=5.6.15 changes=[{"at":"5.6.16","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.7 <=5.7.13 changes=[{"at":"5.7.14","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.8 <=5.8.11 changes=[{"at":"5.8.12","status":"unaffected"}]; version=5.9 <=5.9.11 changes=[{"at":"5.9.12","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.0 <=6.0.10 changes=[{"at":"6.0.11","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.1 <=6.1.8 changes=[{"at":"6.1.9","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.2 <=6.2.7 changes=[{"at":"6.2.8","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.3 <=6.3.6 changes=[{"at":"6.3.7","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.4 <=6.4.6 changes=[{"at":"6.4.7","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.5 <=6.5.6 changes=[{"at":"6.5.7","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.6 <=6.6.3 changes=[{"at":"6.6.4","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.7 <=6.7.3 changes=[{"at":"6.7.4","status":"unaffected"}]; version=6.8 <=6.8.2 changes=[{"at":"6.8.3","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

5.9GitHub Advisory DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.4WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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