CVE-2025-23612
Published: 26 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23612 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Pixobe Cartography WordPress plugin (pixobe-cartography). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.0.1.
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), indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction needed for exploitation, with a changed scope. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted links or inputs reflected in the web page, enabling arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context and resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pixobe-cartography/vulnerability/wordpress-pixobe-cartography-plugin-1-0-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the Reflected XSS in Pixobe Cartography version 1.0.1 and provides details for mitigation, which security practitioners should review for patching or workaround guidance.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation of web applications (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser via crafted links (T1059.007).