CVE-2025-46483

WordPress Peadig’s Google +1 Button plugin <= 0.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published Apr 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alex Moss Peadig’s Google +1 Button google-1 allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Peadig’s Google +1 Button: from n/a through <= 0.1.2.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

Improper neutralization of input during browser page generation allows an attacker to inject malicious JavaScript through the Google +1 Button plugin, resulting in a DOM‑based cross‑site scripting flaw. The vulnerability can lead to client‑side code execution, enabling attackers to steal session cookies, deface pages, or conduct phishing attacks against visitors.

Affected Systems

The flaw affects the WordPress plugin Peadig’s Google +1 Button by Alex Moss. Any installation running version 0.1.2 or earlier is susceptible; versions newer than 0.1.2 are not impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 classifies the vulnerability as high, while an EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a low probability of exploitation at this time. The flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would need to supply malicious content that the plugin processes, likely via the button’s click event, to exploit the DOM‑based XSS.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade Peadig’s Google +1 Button to a version newer than 0.1.2
  • If an upgrade is not feasible, disable or delete the plugin to remove the vulnerable component
  • Implement strict input validation or content security policies to mitigate similar client‑side script injection issues

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 20:56 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-12019 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alex Moss Peadig’s Google +1 Button allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Peadig’s Google +1 Button: from n/a through 0.1.2.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alex Moss Peadig’s Google +1 Button allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Peadig’s Google +1 Button: from n/a through 0.1.2. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alex Moss Peadig’s Google +1 Button google-1 allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Peadig’s Google +1 Button: from n/a through <= 0.1.2.
Title WordPress Peadig’s Google +1 Button <= 0.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability WordPress Peadig’s Google +1 Button plugin <= 0.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alex Moss Peadig’s Google +1 Button allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Peadig’s Google +1 Button: from n/a through 0.1.2.
Title WordPress Peadig’s Google +1 Button <= 0.1.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Subscriptions

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:12 PM
Reserved
Apr 24, 2025, 2:22 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Apr 24, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:26 AM