CVE-2025-52742CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-52742

High · published October 22, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
15.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A reflected XSS vulnerability in the Igor Benic Pets application could turn user inputs into malicious scripts! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where a waiter takes any order without confirming the ingredients—someone could slip in a poisonous item that ends up on your plate. In this case, a crafty attacker can inject their own scripts that run in unsuspecting users' browsers, potentially leading to data theft or more! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run malicious scripts in the context of your user's session, leading to data compromise or unauthorized actions. This could be absolutely devastating for user trust and security, allowing the bad guys to snoop around in sensitive information or even hijack accounts.

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where a waiter takes any order without confirming the ingredients—someone could slip in a poisonous item that ends up on your plate. In this case, a crafty attacker can inject their own scripts that run in unsuspecting users' browsers, potentially leading to data theft or more! This vulnerability arises from improper input sanitization when generating web pages, allowing attackers to inject harmful scripts through reflected input parameters. It affects Pets versions up to 1.4.1, which means that if users interact with a crafted URL, they may inadvertently execute harmful JavaScript.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to run malicious scripts in the context of your user's session, leading to data compromise or unauthorized actions. This could be absolutely devastating for user trust and security, allowing the bad guys to snoop around in sensitive information or even hijack accounts. Immediately update the Igor Benic Pets application to version 1.4.2 or later to patch this vulnerability. Implement input validation and output encoding practices to ensure that user inputs are handled safely. Regularly audit your code for similar vulnerabilities to enhance security. You've got this! By taking these steps, you’ll be safeguarding your users and earning your security hero badge! 🦸‍♂️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00250 · 15.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-10-22T19:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 OCT 14:32Z
    WordPress Pets Plugin <= 1.4.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
    cvelistv5