CVE-2025-49407 WordPress Houzez Theme <= 4.1.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Reflected XSS in Houzez theme allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-49407?
CVE-2025-49407 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in favethemes Houzez, published on 28 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in favethemes Houzez allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Houzez: from n/a through 4.1.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-49407?
How do I fix CVE-2025-49407?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-49407 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-2025-49407 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-49407 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fqcr-39xg-xrc6.