PT-2025-22737 · Unknown · M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget

Ryan Novotny · Published 2025-05-23 · Updated 2025-05-23 · CVE-2025-46515

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget versions n/a through 2.0.2

Description The issue is related to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, also known as Cross-site Scripting. This allows for Reflected XSS in the Category Widget.

Recommendations For M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget versions n/a through 2.0.2, update to a version later than 2.0.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting user input to minimize the risk of Reflected XSS exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-46515

Affected Products

M A Vinoth Kumar Category Widget

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-46515 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/category-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-category-widget-plugin-2-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/category-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-category-widget-plugin-2-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1925901299322622050 · Twitter Post