CVE-2025-30536 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-30536: WordPress Beautiful Link Preview plugin <= 1.5.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Zeitwesentech
Product Beautiful Link Preview
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 24, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 zeitwesentech Beautiful Link Preview beautiful-link-preview allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Beautiful Link Preview: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Beautiful Link Preview versions up to 1.5.0 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users with high privileges to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. An attacker can execute JavaScript in the context of other users' browsers, potentially stealing session tokens or performing actions on their behalf.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated admins can inject scripts affecting other users; session hijacking or unauthorized actions are possible.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

High-level authentication (admin or equivalent), and the victim must visit a page containing the attacker's payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 24, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated