Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-46529 is a stored cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Business Contact Widget plugin through version 2.7.0. A highly privileged user could store content that later executes in another user’s browser, creating limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability risk.
Executive priority
Treat as a moderate website integrity risk. Prioritize sites with multiple administrators, customer-facing traffic, or sensitive authenticated users, but this is not supported as an emergency exploitation case by the provided sources.
Technical view
The CVE describes CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation in StressFree Sites Business Contact Widget. CVSS 3.1 is 5.9 with network access, low complexity, high privileges required, user interaction required, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to WordPress sites that have Business Contact Widget installed at version 2.7.0 or earlier. The source bundle does not identify affected deployments beyond that plugin range.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, and the CVE is not marked KEV. Exploitation requires high privileges and user interaction, which lowers broad drive-by risk but still matters on multi-admin WordPress sites.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sufficient for vulnerability classification and affected plugin range, but incomplete on exploit details, fixed versions, and vendor remediation. The description states through <=2.7.0; the structured affected object is sparse.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for Business Contact Widget installations.
- Confirm whether installed versions are 2.7.0 or earlier.
- Check vendor and Patchstack guidance for a fixed release or official mitigation.
- Disable or remove the plugin where business need is low.
- Limit plugin administration access to trusted users only.
Validation and detection
- Review plugin inventory across production and staging WordPress sites.
- Record installed Business Contact Widget versions and site owners.
- Check admin activity for unexpected widget or content changes.
- Verify remediation status after any update, removal, or configuration change.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.9 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L1.73.7Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.9MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Source materials
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