CVE-2025-23758

CVE-2025-23758 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the Pootle Button WordPress plugin (also referred to as pootlepress Pootle button pootle-button). This issue impacts all versions from n/a through 1.2.0. The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L, indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction, and changed scope.

Unauthenticated attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely by crafting malicious input that is reflected back in the web page without proper neutralization. Exploitation requires tricking a user, such as an authenticated site visitor or administrator, into interacting with a malicious payload, typically via a phishing link or similar vector. Successful attacks enable arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context, potentially allowing theft of session cookies, keystroke logging, or other client-side impacts, with low confidentiality, integrity, and availability effects but elevated risk from the changed scope.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pootle-button/vulnerability/wordpress-pootle-button-plugin-1-2-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Reflected XSS vulnerability in the Pootle Button plugin up to version 1.2.0 and serves as the primary reference for security practitioners seeking mitigation guidance.