CVE-2025-48252: WordPress Back Button Widget <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

6.5 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Back Button Widget allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Back Button Widget: from n/a through 1.6.8.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-48252

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 6.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Problem Types

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Affected Products

Vendor: WPFactory

Product: Back Button Widget

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 6.61% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-07 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48252
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/back-button-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-back-button-widget-1-6-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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