CVE-2025-2165

SH Email Alert <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

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Published Mar 26, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The SH Email Alert plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mid' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The SH Email Alert plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross‑Site Scripting through the 'mid' query parameter. The plugin does not properly sanitize user input or escape output before rendering it, allowing unauthenticated users to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when a victim visits a crafted URL.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects the SH Email Alert plugin distributed by samhoamt for WordPress. All released versions up to and including 1.0 are affected; later releases, if any, are not documented as impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.1 indicates a moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a low likelihood of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers can exploit the flaw remotely by persuading a user to click a specially crafted link that triggers the reflected scripting in the victim’s browser.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the SH Email Alert plugin to the latest available version that addresses the XSS flaw.
  • If an update is not available, deactivate or uninstall the plugin to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • As a temporary countermeasure, adjust the plugin code to validate the 'mid' parameter (e.g., allow only numeric values) and apply proper output escaping before rendering it.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 21:42 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-8252 The SH Email Alert plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mid' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}
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Description The SH Email Alert plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'mid' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Title SH Email Alert <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Wordfence
Published
Updated
Apr 8, 2026, 5:27 PM
Reserved
Mar 10, 2025, 1:47 PM

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Updated
Mar 26, 2025, 6:41 PM

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Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 26, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:06 AM

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Updated
Apr 21, 2026, 9:45 PM

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