CVE-2025-12746
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
6.1
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2025-11-21 08:15:53.930000
Last modified
2026-10-19 13:10:00.110000
View original CVE JSON
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"id": "CVE-2025-12746",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2025-11-21T08:15:53.930",
"lastModified": "2026-10-19T13:10:00.110",
"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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"value": "The Tainacan plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the 'search' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link."
},
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"lang": "es",
"value": "El plugin Tainacan para WordPress es vulnerable a cross-site scripting reflejado a través del parámetro 'search' en todas las versiones hasta la 1.0.0, inclusive, debido a una sanitización de entrada y un escape de salida insuficientes. Esto posibilita que atacantes no autenticados inyecten scripts web arbitrarios en páginas que se ejecutan si logran engañar con éxito a un usuario para que realice una acción como hacer clic en un enlace."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "tainacan",
"product": "Tainacan",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected",
"versions": [
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"version": "0",
"lessThanOrEqual": "1.0.0",
"versionType": "semver",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N",
"baseScore": 6.1,
"baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
"attackVector": "NETWORK",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "LOW",
"integrityImpact": "LOW",
"availabilityImpact": "NONE"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
"impactScore": 2.7
}
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"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
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"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-79"
}
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}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://github.com/tainacan/tainacan/blob/2491612ee9d5b14baa70862ba2308ee925de0938/src/classes/theme-helper/template-tags.php#L1652",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3395909/tainacan/trunk/classes/theme-helper/template-tags.php",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/014dd0ee-0bd0-477c-a0fa-bde8ce5a099c?source=cve",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/tainacan/tainacan/commit/8468fb4ec76c709d5ae2852d1fc64986b1dc73cf",
"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
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