CVE-2025-28865
📛 CVE Title
WordPress WP Colorful Tag Cloud plugin <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in lionelroux WP Colorful Tag Cloud wp-colorful-tag-cloud allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Colorful Tag Cloud: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 7.1 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L- Effective score
- 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-79 - Reserved
- 2025-03-11
- Published
- 2025-03-26 15:24 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:11 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/28xxx/CVE-2025-28865.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-28865 — WP Colorful Tag Cloud <= 2.0.1 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
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- NVD published
- 2025-03-26 15:16:14 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 09:04:47 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.7 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0036 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 28.87% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 08:11 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-8157 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Mar 26, 2025, 2:24:21 PM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:11:49 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.6700
- Vendors
- lionelroux
- Products
-
WP Colorful Tag Cloud (n/a ≤2.0.1)WP Colorful Tag Cloud (0 ≤2.0.1)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-w6h6-x333-v779
ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in lionelroux WP Colorful Tag Cloud wp-colorful-tag-cloud allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Colorful Tag Cloud: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| lionelroux | WP Colorful Tag Cloud |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (0)
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NVD-tagged references (1)
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Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
xss.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2025-28865
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 13:52 UTC |
Remediations (19)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: WP Colorful Tag CloudWordfence
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2026-06-06 13:52 UTC -
web:cisa.gov
Update (08/12/ 2025 ): CISA has updated this alert to provide clarification on identifying Exchange Servers on an organization's networks and provided further guidance on running the Microsoft Exchange Health Checker. Update (08/07/ 2025 ): CISA issued Emergency Directive (ED) 25-02: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability in response to CVE - 2025 -53786
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:cyberpress.org
A newly published proof-of-concept tool called BitUnlocker exposes a dangerous downgrade attack that can bypass Microsoft's BitLocker full-disk encryption on fully patched Windows 11 machines, granting complete access to encrypted drives in under five minutes. The attack exploits CVE - 2025 -48804, a vulnerability in Windows BitLocker that allows an attacker to mix untrusted data with trusted ...
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:source.android.com
Android partners are encouraged to fix all issues in this bulletin and use the latest security patch level. Devices that use the 2025 -09-01 security patch level must include all issues associated with that security patch level, as well as fixes for all issues reported in previous security bulletins.
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:msrc.microsoft.com
The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:sec.cloudapps.cisco.com
This is a View Alert page. This screen displays the Alerts raised by IntelliShield.
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:www.cisecurity.org
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:www.cvedetails.com
CVE - 2025 -20286 : A vulnerability in Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) cloud deployments of Cisco Identity Services Engi
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 12:55 UTC -
web:blog.talosintelligence.com
Thor analyzes CVE data from 2025 and provides recommendations for where and how organizations should strengthen their defenses.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:source.android.com
Android partners are encouraged to fix all issues in this bulletin and use the latest security patch level. Devices that use the 2025 -11-01 security patch level must include all issues associated with that security patch level, as well as fixes for all issues reported in previous security bulletins.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Critical Security Patch Updates Critical Security Patch Updates provide security patches for supported Oracle on-premises products. A Critical Security Patch Update provides targeted, high-priority security fixes in a smaller, more focused format, making them easier to apply with minimal disruption.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft rolled out its November 2025 Patch Tuesday security updates today, addressing 63 vulnerabilities across its product and service ecosystem.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited ...
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:www.esri.com
Key highlights The ArcGIS Server Security 2025 update 2 is available This patch resolves 10 Medium severity vulnerabilities This security patch is cumulative, and includes fixes provided in the ArcGIS Server Security 2025 update 1.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC -
web:www.forbes.com
"Microsoft says it's rolling out an emergency patch that should address localhost-related issues in Windows 11 24H2/25H2, but remember, the hotfix could take longer than 48 hours to show on ...
2026-05-22 03:32 UTC
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