What is the severity of CVE-2025-26887?

CVE-2025-26887 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing stored cross-site scripting attacks.

What kind of attack does CVE-2025-26887 facilitate?

CVE-2025-26887 facilitates stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages.

Who is impacted by CVE-2025-26887?

Anyone using the affected versions of the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins on their WordPress sites is at risk of CVE-2025-26887.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2025-26887

medium

6.5

CWE

EPSS

0.043%

25/2/2025

CVE-2025-26887: WordPress EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugin <= 5.21.35 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Q: How do I fix CVE-2025-26887?

To fix CVE-2025-26887, update the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins to the latest version beyond 5.21.35.

Q: Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26887?

CVE-2025-26887 affects versions of the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins from n/a up to and including 5.21.35.

First published: Tue Feb 25 2025(Updated: )

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Eli EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup allows Stored XSS. This issue affects EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup: from n/a through 5.21.35.

Credit: audit@patchstack.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
WordPress EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget	<=5.21.35
WordPress Database Backup	<=5.21.35

Remedy

Update the WordPress EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup wordpress plugin to the latest available version (at least 5.25.08).

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Reference Links

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/elisqlreports/vulnerability/wordpress-ez-sql-reports-shortcode-widget-and-db-backup-plugin-5-21-35-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-26887?
CVE-2025-26887 is classified as a medium-severity vulnerability due to its potential for allowing stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-26887?
To fix CVE-2025-26887, update the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins to the latest version beyond 5.21.35.
What kind of attack does CVE-2025-26887 facilitate?
CVE-2025-26887 facilitates stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-26887?
CVE-2025-26887 affects versions of the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins from n/a up to and including 5.21.35.
Who is impacted by CVE-2025-26887?
Anyone using the affected versions of the EZ SQL Reports Shortcode Widget and DB Backup plugins on their WordPress sites is at risk of CVE-2025-26887.

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