CVE-2025-50016 - CVE House

Status published Medium CVE-2025-50016

WordPress IP Based Login plugin <= 2.4.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

5.9 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in brijeshk89 IP Based Login ip-based-login allows Stored XSS.This issue affects IP Based Login: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Nguyen Ngoc Quang Bach (maysbachs) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ip-based-login/vulnerability/wordpress-ip-based-login-plugin-2-4-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

IP Based Login

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: June 20th, 2025

Last Modified: May 12th, 2026

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories