CVE-2025-23816

WordPress Metaphor Widgets plugin <= 2.4 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in metaphorcreations Metaphor Widgets allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Metaphor Widgets: from n/a through 2.4.

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

0.38%Up 0.3 points since Jan 17, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress Metaphor Widgets plugin <= 2.4 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-23816
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-2025-3446 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-3446
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-vgg6-7477-g5qv 6.5

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

Record: GHSA-vgg6-7477-g5qv
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-2025-23816
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

metaphorcreations metaphor widgets

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-2025-23816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Metaphorcreations Metaphor Widgets, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.