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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8281

The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could b

Published Aug 22, 2025 · catalog updated Jan 9, 2026 · Unknown WP Talroo

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8281. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown WP Talroo is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.25%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Unknown WP Talroo 0 ≤2.4

The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 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 and unauthenticated users.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Unknown WP Talroo 0 ≤2.40 ≤2.4

How to fix CVE-2025-8281

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8281. EPSS is 0.25%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown WP Talroo is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Unknown WP Talroo 0 ≤2.4 0 ≤2.4. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.25%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 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 and unauthenticated users.

  2. Jan 9, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 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 and unauthenticated users.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8281

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8281

    30-day exploitation probability 0.25%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25526

    The WP Talroo WordPress plugin through 2.4 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 and unauthenticated users.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 23, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.