CVE-2025-23663
Published: 03 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23663 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 Contexto WordPress plugin developed by Adrian Vaquez, with the issue present in all versions from n/a through 1.0 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-03 and 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).
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a specially crafted malicious link. Upon successful exploitation, the reflected XSS allows script execution in the context of the affected web page with a changed scope, resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as potential session hijacking or data exfiltration in the victim's browser.
The Patchstack advisory documents this reflected XSS vulnerability specifically in the WordPress Contexto plugin version 1.0.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The reflected XSS vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly maps to exploitation of public-facing applications, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute scripts via crafted links.