CVE-2025-49962
WordPress bbPress Notify plugin <= 2.19.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in useStrict bbPress Notify bbpress-notify-nospam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Notify: from n/a through <= 2.19.5.
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 bbPress Notify plugin <= 2.19.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in useStrict bbPress Notify bbpress-notify-nospam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Notify: from n/a through <= 2.19.5.
- Record
CVE-2025-49962- 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-2025-35499
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in useStrict bbPress Notify bbpress-notify-nospam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Notify: from n/a through <= 2.19.5.
- Record
EUVD-2025-35499- 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-6pv4-2w6v-cvfc
6.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in useStrict bbPress Notify bbpress-notify-nospam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Notify: from n/a through <= 2.19.4.
- Record
GHSA-6pv4-2w6v-cvfc- CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in useStrict bbPress Notify bbpress-notify-nospam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects bbPress Notify: from n/a through <= 2.19.5.
- Record
CVE-2025-49962- 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-2025-49962 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Usestrict Bbpress Notify, published October 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bbpress-notify-nospam/vulnerability/wordpress-bbpress-notify-plugin-2-19-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49962
vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bbpress-notify-nospam/vulnerability/wordpress-bbpress-notify-plugin-2-19-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability
vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bbpress-notify-nospam/vulnerability/wordpress-bbpress-notify-plugin-2-19-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6pv4-2w6v-cvfc