CVE-2025-53231 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpdevstudio Easy Taxonomy Images easy-taxonomy-images allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy Taxonomy Images: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Wordpress	Wordpress
Wpdevstudio	Easy Taxonomy Images

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.spirityenterprise.com/pentest
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-taxonomy-images/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-taxonomy-images-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 22:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpdevstudio Wpdevstudio easy Taxonomy Images
Vendors & Products		Wordpress Wordpress wordpress Wpdevstudio Wpdevstudio easy Taxonomy Images

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpdevstudio Easy Taxonomy Images easy-taxonomy-images allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy Taxonomy Images: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Title		WordPress Easy Taxonomy Images plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/easy-taxonomy-images/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-taxonomy-images-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-02-20T15:46:26.944Z

Updated: 2026-02-23T22:08:06.036Z

Reserved: 2025-06-27T10:28:03.500Z

Link: CVE-2025-53231

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-02-23T22:02:52.647Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-02-20T16:22:01.937

Modified: 2026-02-23T23:16:14.940

Link: CVE-2025-53231

Redhat

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