Atakan Au Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu Plugin cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Atakan Au Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu Plugin up to 2.0.9 on WordPress. This issue affects some unknown processing. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-50048. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Atakan Au Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu Plugin up to 2.0.9 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Atakan Au Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Automatically Hierarchic Categories in Menu: from n/a through 2.0.9.

The weakness was shared by Muhammad Yudha. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-50048 since 06/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-19017). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/11/2025 CVE reserved
06/20/2025 +9 days Advisory disclosed
06/20/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/24/2025 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Muhammad Yudha
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-50048 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-50048
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-313504
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/20/2025 18:07
Updated: 06/24/2025 22:52
Changes: 06/20/2025 18:07 (64), 06/24/2025 22:52 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:1FC:103

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