VDB-335940 · CVE-2025-13884 · GCVE-0-2025-13884

Hide Email Address Plugin up to 0.1 on WordPress Shortcode bg-hide-email-address inline_css cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Hide Email Address Plugin up to 0.1 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bg-hide-email-address of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation of the argument inline_css results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-13884. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hide Email Address Plugin up to 0.1 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function bg-hide-email-address of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation of the argument inline_css with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Hide Email Address plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'inline_css' parameter in the `bg-hide-email-address` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-13884. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Name

Hide Email Address Plugin

Version

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/11/2025 Advisory disclosed
12/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/12/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-13884 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-13884
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-335940

Entryinfo

Created: 12/11/2025 16:33
Updated: 12/12/2025 11:19
Changes: 12/11/2025 16:33 (53), 12/12/2025 11:19 (12)
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