CVE-2025-48112
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in karimmughal Dot html,php,xml etc pages plugin version 1.0 and earlier. The vulnerability was disclosed on May 16, 2025, and has been assigned CVE-2025-48112. The issue has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) (Wiz, NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'). The issue allows for Reflected XSS attacks against the application. The CVSS vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely without requiring privileges, though user interaction is required (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers. This could lead to theft of sensitive data, session hijacking, or other malicious actions when users visit affected pages. The vulnerability affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low impact levels (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

No official fix is currently available for this vulnerability. As the software appears to be abandoned, users are advised to consider removing the plugin and replacing it with an alternative solution (Patchstack).

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