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6.4
WordPress Easy Table of Contents plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts
CVE-2025-13738
Summary
The Easy Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to a security flaw that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into pages. This could allow attackers to take control of a website, steal user data, or spread malware. To protect your website, update the plugin to the latest version, or remove it if you don't need its functionality.
Original title
The Easy Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `ez-toc` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.78 due to insufficient inp...
Original description
The Easy Table of Contents plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's `ez-toc` shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.78 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
nvd CVSS3.1
6.4
Vulnerability type
CWE-79
Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
Published: 19 Feb 2026 · Updated: 11 Mar 2026 · First seen: 6 Mar 2026