CVE-2025-49249 HIGH

CVE-2025-49249: WordPress Drone theme <= 1.40 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Apustheme

Product Drone

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published January 22, 2026

Last update April 28, 2026

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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 ApusTheme Drone drone allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Drone: from n/a through <= 1.40.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Drone by ApusTheme versions 1.40 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users or the site itself depending on where the injection occurs. Update to a version newer than 1.40.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing data or performing actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' browsers can be compromised; attackers may steal session tokens, credentials, or perform unauthorized actions.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the attacker's malicious input.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2026 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49249 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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