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PUBLISHED DATE: May 31, 2025CVE-2025-5016:
Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability

CVSS:
4.7
EPSS:
6.00%
Exploitability:
1.6
In KEV:
No
Description

The Relevanssi – A Better Search plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the Excerpt Highlights in all versions up to, and including, 4.24.5 (Free) and 2.27.6 (Premium) due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Questions to Ask Vendors
  1. Can you confirm whether your systems are affected by CVE-2025-5016, and if so, what steps are you currently taking to mitigate this vulnerability?
  2. What is your estimated timeline for fully resolving CVE-2025-5016 in your products or services, and how will you communicate updates on this issue to us as your customer?
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