CVE-2025-22750

CVE-2025-22750 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the WordPress plugin Patel Post Carousel & Slider (post-types-carousel-slider) in all versions from n/a through 1.0.4. Published on 2025-01-15, the issue carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), reflecting its network-based exploitability with low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction dependency, and changed scope leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers accessible over the network who craft malicious inputs reflected in dynamically generated web pages. Exploitation requires tricking a user—such as an authenticated site visitor or administrator—into interacting with the payload, typically via a malicious link. Successful attacks can result in limited disclosure of sensitive data within the victim's browser context, minor manipulation of page content, or slight service disruptions, amplified by the scope change to other site resources.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-types-carousel-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-post-carousel-slider-plugin-1-0-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the vulnerability in detail for the affected plugin versions.