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1 vulnerability by damienoh
CVE-2025-14131 (GCVE-0-2025-14131)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-07 09:20 – Updated: 2026-01-07 15:16
VLAI?
Title
WP Widget Changer <= 1.2.5 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via $_SERVER['PHP_SELF']
Summary
The WP Widget Changer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the `$_SERVER['PHP_SELF']` variable in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5 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.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| damienoh | WP Widget Changer |
Affected:
* , ≤ 1.2.5
(semver)
|
Credits
Abdulsamad Yusuf
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