CVE-2025-22815 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22815: WordPress Button Block plugin <= 1.1.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Bplugins
Product Button Block
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 9, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Button Block button-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Button Block: from n/a through <= 1.1.9.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Button Block for WordPress contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.1.9. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts into button content that execute in the browsers of other site visitors. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view pages with the affected button.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers with contributor or author access can deface pages, steal admin session tokens, or redirect visitors to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege WordPress account and trick a site admin or editor into viewing a page with the malicious button.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 9, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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