CVE-2025-46520 WordPress Related Posts via Taxonomies plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) to Stored XSS vulnerability
Attackers can exploit CSRF to inject stored XSS payloads, potentially leading to code execution or account takeover in WordPress sites using this 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-2025-46520?
CVE-2025-46520 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in alphasis Related Posts via Taxonomies, 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 alphasis Related Posts via Taxonomies related-posts-via-taxonomies allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Related Posts via Taxonomies: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46520?
How do I fix CVE-2025-46520?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46520 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-2025-46520 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46520 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fx63-j76q-5c76.