CVE-2025-48365 WordPress Custom Comment plugin <= 2.1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Custom Comment 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-2025-48365?
CVE-2025-48365 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in imaprogrammer Custom Comment, published on 28 Aug 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 imaprogrammer Custom Comment customcomment allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Comment: from n/a through <= 2.1.6.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48365?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48365?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48365 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-2025-48365 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48365 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-78qj-mjgf-2w9r.