CVE-2025-8720CWE-79

Plugin README Parser <= 1.3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via target Parameter

Medium · published August 15, 2025

CVSS v3.1
6.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Plugin README Parser plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘target’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.15 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
6.4 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00253 · 15.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-08-15T08:25Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 AUG 08:25Z
    Plugin README Parser <= 1.3.15 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via target Parameter
    cvelistv5