CVE-2025-49442 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49442: WordPress Simple Nested Menu plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Mostafa Shahiri
Product Simple Nested Menu
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 6, 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 Mostafa Shahiri Simple Nested Menu simple-nested-menu allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Simple Nested Menu: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Simple Nested Menu versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker with low-level user access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the menu. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view or interact with the menu.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data can be compromised if they interact with a menu containing injected malicious code.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level user account access; victim must view or interact with the affected menu.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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