CVE-2025-49336 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49336: WordPress Pondol BBS plugin <= 1.1.8.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Pondol
Product Pondol BBS
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 22, 2026
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 pondol Pondol BBS pondol-bbs allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Pondol BBS: from n/a through <= 1.1.8.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Pondol BBS versions up to 1.1.8.4 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows an authenticated administrator to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically a victim visiting a crafted page—and can affect other users or the site itself. The 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 visit affected pages.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

An admin account holder can deface pages or steal session data from other users visiting the site.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Administrator account access and victim must visit a page containing the attacker's payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 22, 2026 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated