WordPress Embed RSS plugin <= 3.1 - Arbitrary Shortcode Execution vulnerability

published 2025-02-07 21 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-4021

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.2%; EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
public exploits: 0; none known

Missing Authorization vulnerability in DeannaS Embed RSS embed-rss allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Embed RSS: from n/a through <= 3.1.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-02-07)

Exploit prediction

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

DeannaS Embed RSS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/embed-rss/vulnerability/wordpress-embed-rss-plugin-3-1-arbitrary-shortcode-executio
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-25081
NVD CVE-2025-25081

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Summary