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CVE-2025-46499: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in hccoder PayPal Express Checkout

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-46499cvecve-2025-46499
Published: Thu Apr 24 2025 (04/24/2025, 16:08:52 UTC)
Source: CVE
Vendor/Project: hccoder
Product: PayPal Express Checkout

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in hccoder PayPal Express Checkout paypal-express-checkout allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PayPal Express Checkout: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.

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AILast updated: 05/01/2026, 14:00:44 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability in hccoder PayPal Express Checkout (<= 2.1.2) involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, resulting in Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and scope changed. Successful exploitation could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. No known exploits in the wild or vendor patches have been reported yet.

Potential Impact

Exploitation of this Stored XSS vulnerability can allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the vulnerable application, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or manipulation of application data. The CVSS vector indicates partial impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No confirmed active exploitation has been reported.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, users should consider applying input validation or output encoding workarounds if feasible. Monitor vendor communications for updates regarding patches or official mitigations.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2025-04-24T14:23:02.621Z
Cisa Enriched
true

Threat ID: 682d983fc4522896dcbf0714

Added to database: 5/21/2025, 9:09:19 AM

Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 2:00:44 PM

Last updated: 5/8/2026, 6:43:25 PM

Views: 58

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