CVE-2025-49909 (GCVE-0-2025-49909)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-06 15:53 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:13
VLAI
Title
WordPress Penci Bookmark & Follow plugin < 2.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in PenciDesign Penci Bookmark & Follow penci-bookmark-follow allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Penci Bookmark & Follow: from n/a through < 2.4.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-11-10 19:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
PenciDesign Penci Bookmark & Follow Affected: 0 , ≤ 2.4 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-04-22 14:25
Credits
João Pedro S Alcântara (Kinorth) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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