CVE-2025-46499 WordPress PayPal Express Checkout plugin <= 2.1.2 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
A stored XSS vulnerability in the PayPal Express Checkout WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-46499?
CVE-2025-46499 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in hccoder PayPal Express Checkout, published on 24 Apr 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 hccoder PayPal Express Checkout paypal-express-checkout allows Stored XSS.This issue affects PayPal Express Checkout: from n/a through <= 2.1.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46499?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46499?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46499 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-2025-46499 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46499 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6x7r-mmm5-j94c.