Browser script execution via unescaped reflected input
Published May 23, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026
Reflected XSS in M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script through a crafted request. The plugin reflects request-supplied input into generated HTML without sufficient sanitization or output escaping, but no affected parameter or code locus is public. Successful exploitation requires a visitor to perform an attacker-directed action; the script runs in the site's browser context and can access or alter data available to that visitor.
Summary
What happened
Reflected XSS in M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget 2.0.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script through a crafted request. The plugin reflects request-supplied input into generated HTML without sufficient sanitization or output escaping, but no affected parameter or code locus is public. Successful exploitation requires a visitor to perform an attacker-directed action; the script runs in the site's browser context and can access or alter data available to that visitor.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-46515
- Published
- May 23, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Vendor
- M A Vinoth Kumar
- Product
- Category Widget
- Classifications
- CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1204.001
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- May 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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