Vulnerability · Published May 19, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-48252WordPress Back Button Widget plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Back Button Widget from WPFactory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 19% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 80.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Back Button Widget back-button-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Back Button Widget: from n/a through <= 1.6.8.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WPFactory | Back Button Widget | 0 – through 1.6.8 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L