CVE-2025-10166 describes a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Social Media Shortcodes plugin for WordPress, affecting all versions up to 1.3.1. This flaw allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts through the 'twitter' shortcode due to insufficient input sanitization. Rated as MEDIUM severity (CVSS 6.4), the vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger the script execution, potentially leading to information disclosure or unauthorized actions. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tw2113 | Social Media Shortcodes | >= 0, <= 1.3.1CNA affecteddefault unaffected |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.