CVE-2025-23843

WordPress WP-HR Manager plugin <= 3.1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Mar 3, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphrmanager WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress wp-hr-manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 3.1.0.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is an instance of Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation that allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript into pages served to a user. The reflected XSS can enable arbitrary script execution in the victim’s browser session. The weakness is classified as CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

WordPress installations that use the WP‑HR Manager plugin at version 3.1.0 or older are affected. The plugin, called WP‑HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress, is distributed by wphrmanager and is publicly available for download. No additional operating systems or PHP versions are specifically mentioned.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a moderate to high severity of the flaw. The EPSS score of <1% shows that the likelihood of exploitation is low at this time, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a crafted URL or form field that a user clicks or submits; the attacker must convince a victim to load the vulnerable page. Because the flaw is client‑side, no special privileges are required on the server, but human users can be impacted if they interact with the reflected content.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update WP‑HR Manager to the latest available version (≥3.1.1) which removes the reflected XSS vector.
  • If an update is not immediately possible, temporarily disable the WP‑HR Manager plugin or restrict access to its administrative pages to trusted users only to prevent accidental use of vulnerable code.
  • Implement contextual escaping or server‑side sanitization for the input fields that are reflected by the plugin, ensuring that any data returned to the browser is safely encoded.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 03:53 UTC.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5671 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphrmanager WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 3.1.0.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphrmanager WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 3.1.0. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphrmanager WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress wp-hr-manager allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through <= 3.1.0.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wphrmanager WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-HR Manager: The Human Resources Plugin for WordPress: from n/a through 3.1.0.
Title WordPress WP-HR Manager plugin <= 3.1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 11:52 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2025, 11:31 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Mar 3, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:57 AM