CVE-2025-22514

WordPress Axact Author List Widget Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 High

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yamna Khawaja KNR Author List Widget knr-author-list-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects KNR Author List Widget: from n/a through <= 3.1.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.33%Up 0.3 points since Jan 14, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

WordPress Axact Author List Widget Plugin <= 3.1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-22514
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-2794 7.1

Record: EUVD-2025-2794
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x46g-g77r-3g5c 7.1

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yamna Tatheer KNR Author List Widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects KNR Author List Widget: from n/a through 3.1.1.

Record: GHSA-x46g-g77r-3g5c
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2025-22514
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-22514 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Yamna Khawaja Knr Author List Widget, published January 13, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 26th percentile. No source names a fixed version.