XSS in Callumalden Starred Review

CVE-2025-14118

The Starred Review plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the PHP_SELF variable in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2 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.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14118?
CVE-2025-14118 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Callumalden Starred Review, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-01-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-14118?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.