CVE-2025-49245: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in cmoreira Testimonials Showcase
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cmoreira Testimonials Showcase testimonials-showcase allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Testimonials Showcase: from n/a through <= 1.9.16.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-49245 describes a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cmoreira Testimonials Showcase plugin (versions up to 1.9.16). The issue is caused by 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. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or disruption of service. The CVSS vector indicates partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
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 disabling or limiting use of the affected plugin and apply web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting this component.
CVE-2025-49245: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in cmoreira Testimonials Showcase
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cmoreira Testimonials Showcase testimonials-showcase allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Testimonials Showcase: from n/a through <= 1.9.16.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-49245 describes a reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the cmoreira Testimonials Showcase plugin (versions up to 1.9.16). The issue is caused by 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. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.1, indicating high severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No patch or official remediation guidance is currently available.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or disruption of service. The CVSS vector indicates partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There are no known active exploits in the wild at this time.
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 disabling or limiting use of the affected plugin and apply web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting this component.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-04T09:41:05.254Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6867b9f06f40f0eb72a049b3
Added to database: 7/4/2025, 11:24:32 AM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 3:15:02 PM
Last updated: 5/9/2026, 11:40:16 AM
Views: 121
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