CVE-2025-5305

CVE-2025-5305: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2025-5305CVSS 9.8CMS

CVE-2025-5305

CVE-2025-5305: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
12.54%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
-

What is known

The Password Reset with Code for WordPress REST API WordPress plugin before 0.0.17 does not use cryptographically sound algorithms to generate OTP codes, potentially leading to account takeovers.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2025-5305, a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

Sources

Security newsletter

Get new CVE alerts before they become an incident

We send selected infrastructure threats in English, with practical notes for DataHouse environments.

  • DataHouse: server administration and secure cloud
  • Hostilla.pl: hosting and mail services
  • SecDNS.pl: free DNS security layer