CVE-2025-22823

WordPress Genesis Style Shortcodes Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jtwerdy Genesis Style Shortcodes genesis-style-shortcodes allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Genesis Style Shortcodes: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

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

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Jan 10, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress Genesis Style Shortcodes Plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-22823
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-3026 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-3026
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xwj6-f3wq-283g 6.5

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Justin Twerdy Genesis Style Shortcodes allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Genesis Style Shortcodes: from n/a through 1.0.

Record: GHSA-xwj6-f3wq-283g
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-22823
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2025-22823 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Jtwerdy Genesis Style Shortcodes, published January 9, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.