CVE-2025-49037
WordPress Authentication and xmlrpc log writer plugin <= 1.2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.1
WordPress Authentication and xmlrpc log writer plugin <= 1.2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-49037- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-24754
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-24754- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-87q3-x75w-jxmr
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through 1.2.2.
- Record
GHSA-87q3-x75w-jxmr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Federico Rota Authentication and xmlrpc log writer authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Authentication and xmlrpc log writer: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-49037- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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-2025-49037 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Federico Rota Authentication And Xmlrpc Log Writer, published August 14, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, the 20th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer/vulnerability/wordpress-authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer-plugin-1-2-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49037
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer/vulnerability/wordpress-authentication-and-xmlrpc-log-writer-plugin-1-2-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-87q3-x75w-jxmr