Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in markugwuanyi ContentOptin Lite contentoptin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ContentOptin Lite: from n/a through <= 1.1.
Published: 2025-01-22
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing malicious code to be reflected in the rendered page. It is a classic Cross‑Site Scripting flaw (CWE‑79). An attacker could inject JavaScript that executes in the victim’s browser, enabling session hijacking, defacement, or delivery of malware. The flaw exists in the ContentOptin Lite plugin when processing user input that appears on the output page.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the WordPress plugin ContentOptin Lite provided by markugwuanyi. All installations running version 1.1 or earlier are susceptible. No specific sub‑versions are listed beyond the <= 1.1 boundary.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a high impact for successful exploitation, while the EPSS score of less than 1% suggests a very low current exploitation probability. The vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The most probable attack vector is a public web page or form that reflects user input, inferred from the nature of reflected XSS; the attacker does not need privileged access to the server.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 19:47 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to the latest ContentOptin Lite plugin version (≥ 1.2) that contains the XSS fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, escape or sanitize the vulnerable input before rendering it, ensuring that any user supplied data is properly encoded.
  • Implement a web application firewall or enforce a Content Security Policy that blocks inline script execution to mitigate potential XSS exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 19:47 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3266 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound ContentOptin Lite allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects ContentOptin Lite: from n/a through 1.1.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound ContentOptin Lite allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects ContentOptin Lite: from n/a through 1.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in markugwuanyi ContentOptin Lite contentoptin allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ContentOptin Lite: from n/a through <= 1.1.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound ContentOptin Lite allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects ContentOptin Lite: from n/a through 1.1.
Title WordPress ContentOptin Lite plugin <= 1.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:14.133Z

Reserved: 2025-01-16T11:26:37.847Z

Link: CVE-2025-23589

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-22T16:17:10.530Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-22T15:15:17.950

Modified: 2026-06-17T08:55:36.443

Link: CVE-2025-23589

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T20:00:13Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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