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Rich Shortcodes for Google Reviews <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Review

CVE-2025-12499 · widget-google-reviews

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Vulnerability: Rich Shortcodes for Google Reviews <= 6.8 - Unauthenticated Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Google Review
Affected software: widget-google-reviews(Plugin)
Affected versions: ≤ 6.8
Authentication: Unauthenticated
Vulnerability type: Cross-site scripting
CVE: CVE-2025-12499
Published: 5 December 2025
CISA KEV: Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact: May allow attackers to run scripts in visitors' browsers or hijack admin sessions.
Source: Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory e2960224-4446-4fc6-8d18-6f9911b4cbad). Methodology and redistribution notes

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