The vulnerability CVE-2025-49407 in favethemes Houzez is a reflected cross-site scripting (CWE-79) flaw caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation. It affects all versions up to 4.1.1. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 8.8, indicating a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction, and resulting in high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. The vulnerability allows an attacker to inject malicious scripts that execute in the context of the victim's browser.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of users visiting the affected web pages, potentially resulting in theft of sensitive information, session hijacking, or other malicious actions impacting confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider applying web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts and restrict access to trusted users where possible.