XSS in Custom Admin Menu

CVE-2025-13071

The Custom Admin Menu WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-13071: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Custom Admin Menu — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-13071?
CVE-2025-13071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Custom Admin Menu, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-13071?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.