CVE-2025-58239

WordPress WP Category Dropdown Plugin <= 1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chandrika Sista WP Category Dropdown wp-category-dropdown allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP Category Dropdown: from n/a through <= 1.9.

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

0.28%Up 0.2 points since Sep 23, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used6.5

WordPress WP Category Dropdown Plugin <= 1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-58239
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-2025-305886.5

Record: EUVD-2025-30588
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-3w5j-m9x3-4g6r6.5

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chandrika Sista WP Category Dropdown allows Stored XSS. This issue affects WP Category Dropdown: from n/a through 1.9.

Record: GHSA-3w5j-m9x3-4g6r
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

NVD6.5

Record: CVE-2025-58239
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

chandrika sista wp category dropdown

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-2025-58239 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Chandrika Sista Wp Category Dropdown, published September 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.