CVE-2025-22735 (GCVE-0-2025-22735)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-01-21 13:40 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:11
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin - Tag Groups plugin <= 2.0.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Steve Burge WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups tag-groups allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups: from n/a through <= 2.0.4.
Severity
7.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-21 14:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
Patchstack
CNA
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/… | vdb-entry |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Burge | WordPress Tag Cloud Plugin – Tag Groups |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 2.0.4
(custom)
|
Date Public
2026-04-01 16:31
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