The The WP Recipe Maker plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary shortcode execution in all versions up to 10.1.0 (exclusive). This is due to the software allowing users to execute an action that does not properly validate a value before running do_shortcode. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shortcodes.
CVE-2025-62897 is a medium severity with CVSS 5.3 Vulnerability issue affecting the Plugin WP Recipe Maker. It affects Versions before 10.1.0 and is fixed in 10.1.0.
CVE-2025-62897 is tracked for the Plugin WP Recipe Maker as medium severity with CVSS 5.3. The affected range is Versions before 10.1.0. Update WP Recipe Maker to 10.1.0 or newer where that version is compatible with the site.
| Software Type | Plugin |
|---|---|
| Software Slug |
wp-recipe-maker
View on wordpress.org
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| CVE | CVE-2025-62897 |
| Patched Versions |
10.1.0
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| Affected Versions |
Versions before 10.1.0
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These internal links group the same WordPress plugin by CVE, issue type, severity, and patch status so operators and search engines can connect the full vulnerability cluster.
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injecton
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.6.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tooltip'
WP Recipe Maker <= 10.2.3 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.8.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'group_tag'
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.3.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via wprm-recipe-roundup-item Shortcode
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated(Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
WP Recipe Maker <= 9.1.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'tag'
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