CVE-2025-49871 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-49871: WordPress Noptin plugin <= 3.8.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Noptin Newsletter Team
Product Noptin
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 17, 2025
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 Noptin Newsletter Team Noptin newsletter-optin-box allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Noptin: from n/a through <= 3.8.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Noptin versions up to 3.8.7 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows high-privilege users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with admin or editor access can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject JavaScript code that runs in other users' browsers when they visit a crafted page or click a link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

A compromised admin or editor account can steal session tokens, modify site content, or redirect users to phishing pages.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level site access (admin/editor role) and the victim must visit a malicious link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 17, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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