CVE-2025-49959: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics bbp-move-topics allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Move Topics: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics plugin (up to version 1.1.6) suffers from a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when a user interacts with crafted content, potentially compromising user data and session integrity. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) reflects that the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity, requires user interaction, and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. No patch or vendor advisory is currently provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The impact is rated as limited but significant enough to warrant attention given the high CVSS score.
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 affected plugin to mitigate risk. Additionally, applying web application firewall (WAF) rules that detect and block reflected XSS attempts may provide temporary protection.
CVE-2025-49959: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics bbp-move-topics allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Move Topics: from n/a through <= 1.1.6.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Pascal Casier bbPress Move Topics plugin (up to version 1.1.6) suffers from a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute when a user interacts with crafted content, potentially compromising user data and session integrity. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L) reflects that the attack can be performed remotely with low complexity, requires user interaction, and can affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability to a limited extent. No patch or vendor advisory is currently provided, and no exploits are known in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, or other malicious actions affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The impact is rated as limited but significant enough to warrant attention given the high CVSS score.
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 affected plugin to mitigate risk. Additionally, applying web application firewall (WAF) rules that detect and block reflected XSS attempts may provide temporary protection.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.1
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-06-11T16:07:34.181Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 68f8efee04677bbd794398aa
Added to database: 10/22/2025, 2:53:34 PM
Last enriched: 4/29/2026, 4:04:46 AM
Last updated: 5/10/2026, 10:48:38 AM
Views: 147
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