CVE-2025-66081 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr Head Meta Data head-meta-data allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Head Meta Data: from n/a through <= 20250327.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/head-meta-data/vulnerability/wordpress-head-meta-data-plugin-20250327-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jeff Starr Head Meta Data head-meta-data allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Head Meta Data: from n/a through <= 20250327.
Title		WordPress Head Meta Data plugin <= 20250327 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/head-meta-data/vulnerability/wordpress-head-meta-data-plugin-20250327-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-11-21T12:29:57.410Z

Updated: 2025-11-21T16:35:57.757Z

Reserved: 2025-11-21T11:20:58.863Z

Link: CVE-2025-66081

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-21T16:35:54.230Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-21T13:15:48.977

Modified: 2025-11-21T17:15:52.847

Link: CVE-2025-66081

Redhat

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