CVE-2025-46459 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-46459: WordPress Confirm User Registration plugin <= 2.1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Ralf Hortt
Product Confirm User Registration
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published April 24, 2025
Last update May 12, 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 Ralf Hortt Confirm User Registration confirm-user-registration allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Confirm User Registration: from n/a through <= 2.1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Confirm User Registration versions up to 2.1.5 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of site data. Site administrators should update to a version newer than 2.1.5.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

High-privilege users could compromise other users' sessions or steal sensitive data through script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level site privileges and trick a user into visiting a crafted link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

April 24, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated