CVE-2025-12705
Social Reviews & Recommendations <= 2.5 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Social Media Reviews
Description
The Social Reviews & Recommendations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in the 'trim_text' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5 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. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.5.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 9, 2025, 4:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 7, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-12705
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | MITRE-CVE | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the Social Reviews & Recommendations plugin.
- Sanitize user input and escape output data.
- Apply security patches provided by the vendor.
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CVE-2025-12705 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Translated by [email protected]
Oct. 07, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Translation Title: Reviews Widget for Google, Yelp & Recommendations de widgetpack, Description: El plugin Social Reviews & Recommendations para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a través de varios parámetros en la función 'trim_text' en todas las versiones hasta la 2.5, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada. La vulnerabilidad fue parcialmente parcheada en la versión 2.5. Title: Reviews Widget for Google, Yelp & Recommendations de widgetpack, Description: El plugin Social Reviews & Recommendations para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a través de varios parámetros en la función 'trim_text' en todas las versiones hasta la 2.5, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada. La vulnerabilidad fue parcialmente parcheada en la versión 2.5. -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Translation Title: Reviews Widget for Google, Yelp & Recommendations de widgetpack, Description: El plugin Social Reviews & Recommendations para WordPress es vulnerable a Cross-Site Scripting Almacenado a través de varios parámetros en la función 'trim_text' en todas las versiones hasta la 2.5, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto hace posible que atacantes no autenticados inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutarán cada vez que un usuario acceda a una página inyectada. La vulnerabilidad fue parcialmente parcheada en la versión 2.5. -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'widgetpack', 'product': 'Reviews Widgets for Google, Yelp & TripAdvisor', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '2.5'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}] -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2025-12705', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'partial'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2025-12-09T14:15:44.134207Z'} -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Dec. 09, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Social Reviews & Recommendations plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via several parameters in the 'trim_text' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5 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. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 2.5. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fb-reviews-widget/trunk/includes/class-view.php#L447 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fb-reviews-widget/trunk/includes/class-view.php#L449 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/fb-reviews-widget/trunk/includes/class-view.php#L452 Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3393291/ Added Reference https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3406362/ Added Reference https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d2aa302-aaab-4bf1-9a79-144290b967de?source=cve