CVE-2025-49242 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49242: WordPress Bellows Accordion Menu plugin <= 1.4.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Sevenspark
Product Bellows Accordion Menu
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 6, 2025
Last update May 12, 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 sevenspark Bellows Accordion Menu bellows-accordion-menu allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bellows Accordion Menu: from n/a through <= 1.4.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Bellows Accordion Menu versions 1.4.3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data, modify content, or disrupt site functionality.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can compromise other users' sessions, steal credentials, or deface site content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have low-level authenticated access and trick a user into viewing a page containing the malicious payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
May 12, 2026 Record updated