CVE-2025-6236

Hostel < 1.1.5.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS

Published Jul 10, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 4.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-20896 The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00025}

epss

{'score': 0.00027}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kibokolabs
Kibokolabs hostel
Weaknesses CWE-79
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:kibokolabs:hostel:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
Vendors & Products Kibokolabs
Kibokolabs hostel
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00018}

epss

{'score': 0.00025}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The Hostel WordPress plugin before 1.1.5.9 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Title Hostel < 1.1.5.9 - Admin+ Stored XSS
References
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jul 10, 2025, 2:18 PM
Reserved
Jun 18, 2025, 1:43 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 10, 2025, 6:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:01 AM