CVE-2025-46227

WordPress Custom Related Posts plugin <= 1.7.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brecht Custom Related Posts custom-related-posts allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Custom Related Posts: from n/a through <= 1.7.4.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Apr 22, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress Custom Related Posts plugin <= 1.7.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-46227
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-12323 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-12323
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-884c-w8q7-3ppv 6.5

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brecht Custom Related Posts allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Custom Related Posts: from n/a through 1.7.4.

Record: GHSA-884c-w8q7-3ppv
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-46227
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 3.1: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-46227 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Brecht Custom Related Posts, published April 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.