CVE-2025-46516 WordPress Twitter Card Generator plugin <= 1.0.5 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Stored XSS vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

Attackers can inject malicious scripts via CSRF, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover in the Twitter Card Generator plugin.

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-2025-46516?

CVE-2025-46516 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in silencecm Twitter Card Generator, 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

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in silencecm Twitter Card Generator twitter-card-generator allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Twitter Card Generator: from n/a through <= 1.0.5.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46516?

How do I fix CVE-2025-46516?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46516 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-2025-46516 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46516 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4q5c-3vp3-rvf6.

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