CVE-2025-14893

MEDIUM

IndieWeb plugin for WordPress <4.0.5 - XSS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2025-14893. PoCs published by d3kc4rt1.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-14893, a stored XSS vulnerability in the IndieWeb WordPress plugin. It includes root cause analysis, exploitation steps, and remediation guidance.

Description

The IndieWeb plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Telephone' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WRITEUP
by d3kc4rt1 · poc
https://github.com/d3kc4rt1/CVE-2025-14893

This repository provides a detailed technical analysis of CVE-2025-14893, a stored XSS vulnerability in the IndieWeb WordPress plugin. It includes root cause analysis, exploitation steps, and remediation guidance.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Xss
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: IndieWeb WordPress Plugin <= 4.0.5
Auth required
Prerequisites: WordPress with IndieWeb plugin <= 4.0.5 · Author-level privileges · Author Profile H-Card Widget enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Apr 10, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 6.4
EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 10.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-79
Status published
Products (1)
indieweb/IndieWeb < 4.0.5
Published Jan 09, 2026
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026