CVE-2025-14118: Starred Review (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Starred Review (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.1 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 29% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Jan 2026
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 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| callumaldenStarred Review | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the Starred Review plugin if feasible. Additionally, applying web application firewall (WAF) rules that detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting the PHP_SELF variable may provide temporary mitigation.
Description
The Starred Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the PHP_SELF variable in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2eb65c25-9400-4c5a-a4b2-b72628725500?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starred-review/trunk/starred-review.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/starred-review/tags/1.4.2/starred-review.php (opens in a new tab)