CVE-2025-2479

Summary

CVE-2025-2479 is a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability affecting the Easy Custom Admin Bar plugin for WordPress. This issue, present in all versions up to 1.0, stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. Attackers can exploit this weakness by injecting arbitrary web scripts into pages via the ‘msg’ parameter. Successful attacks require users to be tricked into performing an action, such as clicking on a malicious link. Unauthenticated attackers can leverage this vulnerability to gain control over a user's session, potentially leading to data theft or unauthorized actions.

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