CVE-2025-48251

WordPress Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce plugin <= 3.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published May 19, 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 WPFactory Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce custom-emails-for-woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is a stored cross‑site scripting flaw (CWE‑79) in the WPFactory Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce plugin, allowing malicious script injection into stored email templates. An attacker can exploit this to inject scripts that execute in the context of the site’s web pages or email rendering, which can compromise user sessions, deface the site, or steal data from users who view the affected pages.

Affected Systems

This flaw affects the WPFactory Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce plugin for WordPress, all versions up to and including 3.5.1. The product is widely used to send custom emails in WooCommerce stores.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score is 6.5, indicating moderate severity. The EPSS score is less than 1 %, showing a very low probability of exploitation at present. It is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is through the plugin’s email template editing interface, which requires authenticated access. An attacker who can add or modify an email template with malicious content can embed JavaScript that will run when the email is rendered or displayed through the WooCommerce admin UI, potentially impacting any user who opens that page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the plugin to the latest version (>= 3.5.2) issued by WPFactory.
  • Clear or regenerate any custom email templates that may contain untrusted input.
  • Limit email template editing privileges to trusted administrators and, if possible, apply input sanitization to custom email fields.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 12:45 UTC.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-28171 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.5.1.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce custom-emails-for-woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.5.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce custom-emails-for-woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
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 WPFactory Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.5.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce custom-emails-for-woocommerce allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
Title WordPress Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce <= 3.5.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability WordPress Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce plugin <= 3.5.1 - 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 WPFactory Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Additional Custom Emails &amp; Recipients for WooCommerce: from n/a through 3.5.1.
Title WordPress Additional Custom Emails & Recipients for WooCommerce <= 3.5.1 - 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
May 19, 2025, 2:13 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
May 19, 2025, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:29 AM