CVE-2025-23874
Published: 22 January 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23874 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the WP Block Pack plugin (wp-block-pack) developed by FalconTheme Team. This issue affects WP Block Pack versions from n/a through 1.1.6.
The vulnerability 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 network accessibility, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed, with a changed scope leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting malicious input that reflects unsanitized on a web page, tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with it, such as via a phishing link, to execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-block-pack/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-block-pack-plugin-1-1-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this Reflected XSS in WP Block Pack 1.1.6 and provides vulnerability-specific guidance for practitioners.
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 input; facilitates T1059.007 (JavaScript) for arbitrary script execution in victim browser context, often delivered via phishing link.