CVE-2025-48252: WordPress Back Button Widget plugin <= 1.6.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPFactory Back Button Widget back-button-widget allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Back Button Widget: from n/a through <= 1.6.8.

Affected products

WPFactory Back Button Widget: through 1.6.8

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/back-button-widget/vulnerability/wordpress-back-button-widget-1-6-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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