CVE-2025-30579 HIGH

CVE-2025-30579: WordPress Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce plugin <= 2.1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Jakeii
Product Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 1, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 Jakeii Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce pesapal-for-woocommerce allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Pesapal Gateway for WooCommerce plugin contains a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by site visitors. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when clicked by a user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement. The vulnerability affects all versions up to and including 2.1.0.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session cookies or credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site could have their sessions hijacked or credentials stolen if they click attacker-controlled links.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must trick a site visitor into clicking a malicious link (user interaction required). No authentication needed.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated