CVE-2025-22521

WordPress wp Hosting Performance Check Plugin <= 2.18.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 High

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Scott Farrell wp Hosting Performance Check wp-hosting-performance-check allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects wp Hosting Performance Check: from n/a through <= 2.18.8.

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 10, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

WordPress wp Hosting Performance Check Plugin <= 2.18.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-22521
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-2025-2801 7.1

Record: EUVD-2025-2801
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-72fx-77qc-qgxv 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 Scott Farrell wp Hosting Performance Check allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects wp Hosting Performance Check: from n/a through 2.18.8.

Record: GHSA-72fx-77qc-qgxv
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-2025-22521
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

scott farrell wp hosting performance check

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-2025-22521 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Scott Farrell Wp Hosting Performance Check, published January 9, 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.