CVE-2025-23728

CVE-2025-23728 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the atelierhyper AuMenu (aumenu) WordPress plugin. This issue affects AuMenu versions from n/a through 1.1.5 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-26 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).

A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity, though it requires user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation reflects attacker-controlled input into a web page, enabling arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context. This can result in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a changed scope.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/aumenu/vulnerability/wordpress-aumenu-plugin-1-1-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress AuMenu plugin vulnerability, including recommended mitigations.