CVE-2025-69098
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69098 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked at the 20.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-69098 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Hide My WP plugin (hide_my_wp) for WordPress developed by wpWave. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 6.2.12 inclusive. It was published on 2026-01-22 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, though it requires user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation reflects attacker-controlled input in the web page, enabling execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context with changed scope, potentially leading to limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as session hijacking or data exfiltration from the authenticated user.
The Patchstack advisory provides further details on the vulnerability, including assessment and potential mitigation guidance, at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/hide_my_wp/vulnerability/wordpress-hide-my-wp-plugin-6-2-12-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-3927
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in wpWave Hide My WP hide_my_wp allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Hide My WP: from n/a through <= 6.2.12.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS enables arbitrary JS execution in victim browser, directly facilitating session hijacking as described.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires validation and neutralization of untrusted input before it is reflected in web page output, blocking the reflected XSS payload in Hide My WP.
Requires filtering or encoding of information output by the application, preventing attacker-controlled script from being rendered in the victim's browser context.
Provides malicious-code detection and blocking mechanisms (e.g., WAF rules or browser protections) that can intercept reflected XSS attempts targeting the plugin.