CVE-2025-22579

WordPress WP Header Notification plugin <= 1.2.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

5.9 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Arefly WP Header Notification wp-header-notification allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Header Notification: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.23%Up 0.2 points since Jan 8, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.9

WordPress WP Header Notification plugin <= 1.2.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-22579
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-2854 5.9

Record: EUVD-2025-2854
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rw3m-wxjr-rg26 5.9

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Arefly WP Header Notification allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Header Notification: from n/a through 1.2.7.

Record: GHSA-rw3m-wxjr-rg26
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.9

Record: CVE-2025-22579
CVSS 3.1: 5.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

arefly wp header notification

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-2025-22579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Arefly Wp Header Notification, published January 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.