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CVE-2025-15698: CWE-79 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in Business Name Generator

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-15698cvecve-2025-15698cwe-79
Published: 09/19/2026 (09/19/2026, 06:00:14 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Product: Business Name Generator

Description

The Business Name Generator WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).

CVSS v3.1

Score 3.5low

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected software

Business Name Generator

Affected versions
>=0 <=1.3

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 09/19/2026, 06:47:39 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-15698 is a stored Cross-Site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in the Business Name Generator WordPress plugin versions up to and including 1.3. The vulnerability occurs because the plugin fails to sanitize and escape certain settings, allowing high privilege users like admins to inject malicious scripts. This can happen even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed, for example in multisite environments, potentially leading to persistent XSS attacks.

Potential Impact

An attacker with high privileges (e.g., administrator) can exploit this vulnerability to perform stored XSS attacks, which may lead to execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the affected site. This can result in session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions within the administrative interface or for other users viewing the affected content.

Mitigation Recommendations

No official patch or fix is currently documented. Users should monitor the vendor or plugin repository for updates addressing this vulnerability. Until a fix is available, restrict administrative access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the plugin if possible. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.2
Assigner Short Name
WPScan
Date Reserved
2026-09-16T03:55:44.964Z
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 6aae2c6755bf5e2cf5363acf

Added to database: 09/19/2026, 06:32:07 UTC

Last enriched: 09/19/2026, 06:47:39 UTC

Last updated: 09/20/2026, 04:01:16 UTC

Views: 16

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