CVE-2025-46459 WordPress Confirm User Registration plugin <= 2.1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Confirm User Registration plugin, potentially compromising user sessions or site integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46459?
CVE-2025-46459 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ralf Hortt Confirm User Registration, published on 24 Apr 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ralf Hortt Confirm User Registration confirm-user-registration allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Confirm User Registration: from n/a through <= 2.1.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46459?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46459?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46459 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-46459 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46459 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-45x9-ch3r-ffxp.