XSS in Zoorum Comments
CVE-2025-2163
The Zoorum Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 0.9. This is due to missing or incorrect nonce validation on the zoorum_set_options() function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update settings and inject malicious web scripts via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (6.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Zoorum Comments — versions 0
- Zoorum Comments
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/2b58fb0f-c7ac-4ee6-84f1-ac146… (Third Party Advisory)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zoorum-comments/tags/0.9/zoorum-comments-adm… (Broken Link)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/zoorum-comments/tags/0.9/zoorum-comments-adm… (Broken Link)
- wordpress.org/plugins/zoorum-comments/ (Product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-2163?
- CVE-2025-2163 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zoorum Comments, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2025-2163?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.