CVE-2025-53253 — WP Edit [wp-edit] <= 4.0.4 (unfixed)

CVE	Vulnerability	Type	Severity	Affected	Fixed in	Published	Status
CVE-2025-53253	WP Edit [wp-edit] <= 4.0.4 (unfixed)	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	Medium 5.9	< 4.0.4	4.0.4	2025-06-27	—

CVE-2025-53253

The WP Edit plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in versions up to, and including, 4.0.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only impacts multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Source: Wordfence

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