CVE-2025-47623 WordPress Easy PayPal Buy Now Button plugin <= 2.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Easy PayPal Buy Now Button 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-2025-47623?

CVE-2025-47623 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Scott Paterson Easy PayPal Buy Now Button, published on 7 May 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 Scott Paterson Easy PayPal Buy Now Button wp-ecommerce-paypal allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Easy PayPal Buy Now Button: from n/a through <= 2.0.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47623?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wpplugin Easy Paypal \& Stripe Buy Now Button.

How do I fix CVE-2025-47623?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47623 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-2025-47623 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47623 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc3v-pv9f-mwg5.

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