CVE-2025-48365 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-48365: WordPress Custom Comment plugin <= 2.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Imaprogrammer
Product Custom Comment
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published August 28, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 imaprogrammer Custom Comment customcomment allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Comment: from n/a through <= 2.1.6.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Custom Comment versions up to 2.1.6 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated administrators to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users on the site. Impact is limited to low-severity data exposure and site defacement.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account could be compromised to inject scripts affecting other users; requires immediate admin account review.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have administrator privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

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