CVE-2025-31465 (GCVE-0-2025-31465)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-28 11:54 – Updated: 2026-04-28 16:12
VLAI?
Title
WordPress Better Section Navigation Widget plugin <= 1.6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Summary
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cornershop Better Section Navigation Widget better-section-navigation allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Better Section Navigation Widget: from n/a through <= 1.6.1.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
cornershop Better Section Navigation Widget Affected: 0 , ≤ 1.6.1 (custom)
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Date Public ?
2026-04-01 16:37
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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