CVE-2025-14035: DebateMaster (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects DebateMaster (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.4 Medium.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 23% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Dec 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| jeremybmerrill DebateMaster | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
As a temporary mitigation, restrict Administrator-level access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the DebateMaster plugin if multi-site or unfiltered_html configurations are in use. Review plugin settings for suspicious entries in color options and sanitize inputs manually if possible.
Description
The DebateMaster plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the color options in the plugin settings in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses a page with the debate shortcode. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a68cb059-972f-473d-90cb-41ccda052b08?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- wordpress.org/plugins/debatemaster/ (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debatemaster/trunk/debatemaster.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debatemaster/tags/1.0.0/debatemaster.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debatemaster/trunk/debatemaster.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/debatemaster/tags/1.0.0/debatemaster.php (opens in a new tab)