What is the severity of CVE-2025-46226?

CVE-2025-46226 has a high severity rating due to its potential for stored cross-site scripting attacks.

How do I fix CVE-2025-46226?

To fix CVE-2025-46226, update MPL-Publisher to a version higher than 2.18.0.

What kind of attack does CVE-2025-46226 enable?

CVE-2025-46226 enables stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts.

Which versions of MPL-Publisher are affected by CVE-2025-46226?

CVE-2025-46226 affects MPL-Publisher versions up to and including 2.18.0.

Who is impacted by CVE-2025-46226?

Users of ferranfg MPL-Publisher and WordPress MPL-Publisher versions 2.18.0 and lower are impacted by CVE-2025-46226.

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CVE-2025-46226

medium

6.5

CWE

EPSS

0.034%

22/4/2025

23/4/2025

CVE-2025-46226: WordPress MPL-Publisher <= 2.18.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

First published: Tue Apr 22 2025(Updated: )

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ferranfg MPL-Publisher allows Stored XSS. This issue affects MPL-Publisher: from n/a through 2.18.0.

Credit: audit@patchstack.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
ferranfg MPL-Publisher	<=2.18.0
MPL-Publisher	<=2.18.0

Remedy

Update the WordPress MPL-Publisher plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.18.1).

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Reference Links

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/mpl-publisher/vulnerability/wordpress-mpl-publisher-2-18-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-46226?
CVE-2025-46226 has a high severity rating due to its potential for stored cross-site scripting attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46226?
To fix CVE-2025-46226, update MPL-Publisher to a version higher than 2.18.0.
What kind of attack does CVE-2025-46226 enable?
CVE-2025-46226 enables stored cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts.
Which versions of MPL-Publisher are affected by CVE-2025-46226?
CVE-2025-46226 affects MPL-Publisher versions up to and including 2.18.0.
Who is impacted by CVE-2025-46226?
Users of ferranfg MPL-Publisher and WordPress MPL-Publisher versions 2.18.0 and lower are impacted by CVE-2025-46226.

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