The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'wpr_admin_msg'
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 19:02 UTC
- Affects
- all up to 6.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 21 Nov 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Since the vulnerability affects all versions up to 6.6, users should monitor the vendor's advisory for updates and apply any forthcoming patches promptly. Until a fix is available, consider disabling or restricting access to the vulnerable plugin to mitigate risk.
Description
The Simple User Registration plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the 'wpr_admin_msg' parameter in all versions up to and including 6.6. This vulnerability arises from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary scripts that execute when a user accesses the affected page.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12160 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3396064%40wp-registration&new=3396064%40wp-registration&sfp_email=&sfph_mail= (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/9bb5e60d-f7c9-4b47-ba6f-0f2d1d060263?source=cve (opens in a new tab)