CVE-2025-49358 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49358: WordPress Content Fetcher plugin <= 1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Ruhul Amin
Product Content Fetcher
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 31, 2025
Last update April 28, 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 Ruhul Amin Content Fetcher content-fetcher allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Content Fetcher: from n/a through <= 1.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Content Fetcher versions 1.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. An attacker with low-level site access can craft a request that executes JavaScript in other users' browsers, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data. The vulnerability requires user interaction—the victim must visit a page containing the attacker's payload.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers, stealing sessions or modifying page content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated attackers can compromise other users' accounts or sessions through script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level site authentication and must trick a user into visiting a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated