The planetcalc plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘language’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.2 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.
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Tue, 30 Sep 2025 03:45:00 +0000

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Description The planetcalc plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘language’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.2 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 planetcalc <= 2.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via language 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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-30T03:35:34.141Z

Reserved: 2025-08-08T20:49:07.880Z

Link: CVE-2025-8777

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