Easy Table of Contents Plugin up to 2.0.78 on WordPress Shortcode ez-toc cross site scripting

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Easy Table of Contents Plugin up to 2.0.78 on WordPress. The impacted element is the function ez-toc of the component Shortcode Handler. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-13738. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Easy Table of Contents Plugin up to 2.0.78 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function ez-toc of the component Shortcode Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is integrity.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-13738. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched 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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Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Easy Table of Contents Plugin

Version

• 2.0.0
• 2.0.1
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.3
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.5
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.7
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• 2.0.72
• 2.0.73
• 2.0.74
• 2.0.75
• 2.0.76
• 2.0.77
• 2.0.78

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