CVE-2025-23746
Published: 22 January 2025
Description
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23746 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79, in the Edem CMC MIGRATE (cmc-migrate) WordPress plugin. This issue affects versions from n/a through <= 0.0.3. Published on 2025-01-22T15:15:22.783, it 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).
An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious input that is reflected without proper neutralization during web page generation. Exploitation requires low complexity and user interaction, such as a victim clicking a malicious link. Upon success, the attacker achieves a changed scope with low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/cmc-migrate/vulnerability/wordpress-cmc-migrate-plugin-0-0-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability.
Details
- CWE(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables T1190 (exploit public-facing app) via malicious link (T1204.001) to execute arbitrary JavaScript (T1059.007) in browser.