CVE-2025-14893

IndieWeb <= 4.0.5 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Telephone' Parameter

The IndieWeb plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Telephone' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.5 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

We have discovered 117 live websites that are affected by CVE-2025-14893.

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Affected Software

Product  Indieweb
Category Wordpress Plugins
Vulnerable Domains117 live websites (32% of Indieweb install base)
Vulnerable Versions
  • from 0 through 4.0.5
Vulnerable Versions Count7 versions ( 78% of all versions)


Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')



Details

  • Published - Jan 9, 2026
  • Updated - Apr 8, 2026

Credits

  • Tharadol Suksamran (finder)

Website Distribution by Country

Number of websites using CVE-2025-14893
United States53 websites


Germany17 websites
Singapore17 websites
GB8 websites
Netherlands6 websites
Canada4 websites
Sweden2 websites
Cyprus1 websites
Spain1 websites

Website Distribution by TLD

Number of websites using CVE-2025-14893
.com60 websites
.net10 websites
.nl6 websites
.org6 websites
.co.uk3 websites
.se3 websites
.ca2 websites
.de2 websites
.io2 websites
.ch1 websites

Vulnerable Versions

Vulnerable versions are highlighted in red

Websites affected by CVE-2025-14893

Top websites that are affected by CVE-2025-14893. Please click on the "Contact us" link to get more information.
DomainCountryRankContacts
**********.ca Canada*,***
************.**.uk GB**,***
**********.com United States***,***
********.com United States***,***
********.com United States***,***
***************.com United States***,***
****.*****.com United States***,***
******.org United States***,***
***************.com Canada***,***
*****************.com Germany***,***
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FAQ

CVE-2025-14893 is Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Indieweb
A total of 117 websites have been identified as vulnerable to CVE-2025-14893, based on global website indexing conducted by WebTechSurvey.
The Indieweb is affected by the CVE-2025-14893 vulnerability.
Indieweb versions up to and including 4.0.5 are vulnerable to CVE-2025-14893.