CVE-2025-47507
WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ajay Better Search better-search allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through <= 4.1.0.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.5
WordPress Better Search plugin <= 4.1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ajay Better Search better-search allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through <= 4.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-47507- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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-2025-13817
6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ajay Better Search better-search allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through <= 4.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-13817- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7j6-8869-pm3w
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 Ajay Better Search allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through 4.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-v7j6-8869-pm3w- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ajay Better Search better-search allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Better Search: from n/a through <= 4.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-47507- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-47507 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Ajay Better Search, published May 7, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/better-search/vulnerability/wordpress-better-search-4-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-47507
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/better-search/vulnerability/wordpress-better-search-4-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7j6-8869-pm3w