CVE-2025-46234: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Control Listings WordPress plugin, affecting versions up to 1.0.4.1. The vulnerability was identified on April 22, 2025, and was assigned CVE-2025-46234. The issue affects Habibur Rahman Razib's Control Listings plugin for WordPress (Patchstack).

The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue, specifically of the reflected type, falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection. It received a CVSS score of 7.1 (High), with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability allows for improper neutralization of input during web page generation (NVD).

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.0.5 of the Control Listings plugin. Users are advised to update to version 1.0.5 or later immediately. For users of Patchstack, a virtual patch has been issued to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until the update to a fixed version can be completed (Patchstack).