Description
The Software Issue Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘noaccess_msg parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Published: 2025-08-12
Score: 6.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored Cross‑Site Scripting
Action: Patch Now
AI Analysis

Impact

The Software Issue Manager plugin for WordPress contains a stored cross‑site scripting flaw in the noaccess_msg parameter. This vulnerability is identified as CWE‑79, Cross‑Site Scripting. Insufficient input sanitization and output escaping let an authenticated user with Contributor or higher privileges inject arbitrary JavaScript, which is then executed in the browsers of any user who views the affected page. This client‑side injection can compromise the privacy and integrity of users who interact with those pages.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability impacts the Software Issue Manager plugin (Project Management, Bug and Issue Tracking) released by emarket‑design. All releases up to and including version 5.0.1 contain the flaw.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 6.4, marking the flaw as moderate severity, while the EPSS score is below 1 %, indicating a very low, yet non‑zero, probability of exploitation. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. Based on the description, an attacker must be authenticated with Contributor or higher access to exploit the flaw, making the attack vector an authenticated XSS attack through the plugin’s user interface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 04:01 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Software Issue Manager plugin to the latest available version that contains the fix for the noaccess_msg field.
  • Restrict Contributor role permissions for the plugin or remove any content that may contain injected scripts if an update cannot be performed immediately.
  • Configure a web application firewall to detect and block XSS attempts against the noaccess_msg parameter.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 22, 2026 at 04:01 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-24217 The Software Issue Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘noaccess_msg parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
History

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Emarket-design
Emarket-design software Issue Manager Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Emarket-design
Emarket-design software Issue Manager Plugin
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Software Issue Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘noaccess_msg parameter in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title Software Issue Manager <= 5.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via noaccess_msg Parameter
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

Subscriptions

Emarket-design Software Issue Manager Plugin
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T16:48:06.032Z

Reserved: 2025-07-29T20:20:08.538Z

Link: CVE-2025-8314

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-12T16:02:53.504Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-08-12T05:15:32.683

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-8314

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T04:15:07Z

Weaknesses