CVE-2025-13908: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in alobaidi The Tooltip
The The Tooltip plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'the_tooltip' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-13908 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the The Tooltip WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.2). It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute, potentially leading to theft of user data, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the The Tooltip plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security advisories to apply an official patch once available.
CVE-2025-13908: CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in alobaidi The Tooltip
Description
The The Tooltip plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'the_tooltip' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-13908 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the The Tooltip WordPress plugin (versions up to 1.0.2). It results from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied shortcode attributes. Authenticated attackers with contributor-level privileges or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript code that executes in the context of users viewing the compromised pages. This can lead to limited confidentiality and integrity impacts as indicated by the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N).
Potential Impact
An attacker with contributor-level or higher access can inject persistent malicious scripts into pages using the vulnerable shortcode. When other users access these pages, the injected scripts execute, potentially leading to theft of user data, session hijacking, or other client-side attacks. The impact is limited to confidentiality and integrity with no direct availability impact. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict contributor-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the The Tooltip plugin if possible. Monitor for updates from the plugin vendor or WordPress security advisories to apply an official patch once available.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2025-12-02T16:44:05.173Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6960e8e4a48af7d8cea187cb
Added to database: 1/9/2026, 11:39:16 AM
Last enriched: 4/9/2026, 9:42:02 AM
Last updated: 5/8/2026, 11:24:41 AM
Views: 137
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