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CVE-2025-49057: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Ko Min WP Voting

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VulnerabilityCVE-2025-49057cvecve-2025-49057
Published: Thu Aug 14 2025 (08/14/2025, 10:34:14 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Ko Min
Product: WP Voting

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ko Min WP Voting wp-voting allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Voting: from n/a through <= 1.8.

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AILast updated: 05/01/2026, 15:11:20 UTC

Technical Analysis

The Ko Min WP Voting plugin for WordPress contains a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-49057. This vulnerability results from improper neutralization of user-supplied input during web page generation, enabling attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when a victim loads a crafted URL or page. The issue affects all versions up to and including 1.8. The CVSS v3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating a high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no indication of known exploits in the wild or available patches at this time.

Potential Impact

Successful exploitation of this reflected XSS vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser session when they interact with a maliciously crafted link or page. This can lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system or user data. The CVSS score of 7.1 reflects these impacts but does not indicate full system compromise.

Mitigation Recommendations

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the WP Voting plugin if feasible or apply any recommended temporary mitigations from the vendor. Avoid clicking on untrusted links that may exploit this vulnerability.

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Technical Details

Data Version
5.1
Assigner Short Name
Patchstack
Date Reserved
2025-05-30T14:04:34.998Z
Cvss Version
3.1
State
PUBLISHED

Threat ID: 689dbee2ad5a09ad0059e5e3

Added to database: 8/14/2025, 10:48:02 AM

Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 3:11:20 PM

Last updated: 5/10/2026, 1:10:53 AM

Views: 91

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