CVE-2025-6234Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Reflected XSS via unescaped booking sort parameter

Published Jul 10, 2025 · Updated Jul 10, 2025

Reflected XSS in the Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The Manage Bookings page outputs the unescaped ob sorting parameter in its response, allowing a crafted admin.php URL to inject script. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open the crafted URL after the site has a room and at least 21 bookings; successful script runs with that user's WordPress session authority.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in the Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.8 allows remote attackers to execute script in an administrator's browser. The Manage Bookings page outputs the unescaped ob sorting parameter in its response, allowing a crafted admin.php URL to inject script. Exploitation requires a high-privilege user to open the crafted URL after the site has a room and at least 21 bookings; successful script runs with that user's WordPress session authority.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-6234
Published
Jul 10, 2025
Updated
Jul 10, 2025
Vendor
Bob
Product
Hostel
Classifications
CWE-79, T1189
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jul 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.1.5.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Bob · Hostelversion=0 <1.1.5.8

Published CVSS scores

6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1189Drive-by Compromise

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