Cyber Posture

CVE-2025-23564

High

Published: 03 March 2025

Published
03 March 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0023 45.9th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Description

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

Security Summary

CVE-2025-23564 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 WP FixTag WordPress plugin (wp-fixtag) by mohsenshahbazi, impacting all versions from n/a through <= v2.0.2.

The vulnerability 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). Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit it through low-complexity attacks requiring user interaction, such as following a malicious link. Exploitation changes the scope and allows low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the context of the interacting user.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-fixtag/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-fixtag-plugin-v2-0-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides additional details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability.

Details

CWE(s)
CWE-79

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS triggered via malicious link (T1204.001) enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser (T1059.007).

Confidence: MEDIUM · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

References