CVE-2025-30579
Published: 01 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-30579 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 28.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce WordPress plugin in all versions through 2.1.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted request that is reflected back to a victim user, executing arbitrary script in the context of the affected site. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to perform actions such as session hijacking, data theft, or redirection within the victim's browser while the site is visited.
The single available reference points to a Patchstack advisory that catalogs the reflected XSS issue in the plugin and identifies the affected versions.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline of 0.0067 to a peak of 0.0111, indicating emerging exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-9106
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jakeii Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce pesapal-for-woocommerce allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Pesapal Gateway for Woocommerce: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.