CVE-2025-23768
Published: 22 January 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23768 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the InFunding WordPress plugin by inwavethemes. The issue affects InFunding versions from n/a through 1.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-01-22, 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), indicating high severity due to network accessibility and scope change.
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 malicious link. Exploitation enables execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context, potentially leading to limited impacts on confidentiality (e.g., session hijacking), integrity, and availability, with the attack scope expanded beyond the vulnerable component.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/infunding/vulnerability/wordpress-infunding-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on the vulnerability, including recommended mitigations such as updating the plugin or applying available patches.
Details
- CWE(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 (exploit public-facing application) via crafted malicious links (T1204.001) that execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser (T1059.007).