PT-2025-39113 · WordPress · Widget Options - Extended

Matthew Rollings · Published 2025-09-23 · Updated 2025-09-23 · CVE-2025-8902

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Widget Options - Extended plugin for WordPress versions prior to 5.2.2

Description The software is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting through the 'do sidebar' shortcode due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping of user-supplied attributes. This allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious web scripts into pages. These scripts will execute when a user accesses the compromised page.

Recommendations Update to version 5.2.2 or later.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-8902

Affected Products

Widget Options - Extended

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8902 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/136099 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1970360143826112544 · Twitter Post
• https://wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/98f8a524-b0b8-4e11-b789-bed3bd257a10?source=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1970393455265304853 · Twitter Post
• https://widget-options.com/changelog · Note