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CVE-2025-5921VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-5921: SureForms (WordPress plugin) · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Affects SureForms (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.8 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.8Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 1 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
SureFormsAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, European organizations should immediately update the SureForms WordPress plugin to version 1.7.2 or later, where the issue has been addressed. If updating is not immediately possible, organizations should implement web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block typical XSS attack patterns targeting the vulnerable parameter. Additionally, website administrators should review and harden input validation and output encoding practices for all user-supplied data in their WordPress environment. Employing Content Security Policy (CSP) headers can help reduce the impact of any successful XSS exploitation by restricting the execution of unauthorized scripts. Regular security audits and penetration testing focused on web application vulnerabilities should be conducted to identify and remediate similar issues proactively. Finally, educating users and administrators about the risks of XSS and safe browsing practices can reduce the likelihood of successful exploitation.

Description

The SureForms WordPress plugin before 1.7.2 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against both authenticated and unauthenticated users.

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