CVE-2021-25034: The WP User WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters in pages where the [wp_user] shortcode is used, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

medium Affects wp-user (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2022-02-28; advisory modified 2026-06-17.

The WP User WordPress plugin before 7.0 does not sanitise and escape some parameters in pages where the [wp_user] shortcode is used, leading to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting issues

Package: wp-user (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions: <7.0
Fixed in: 7.0
Severity: medium CVSS 6.1
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 1% (56.5th percentile)
Published: 2022-02-28
Source: nvd

References

CWE-79

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