CVE-2025-23888
Published: 24 January 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-23888 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the GrandSlambert Custom Page Extensions WordPress plugin (custom-page-extensions). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 0.6 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-24 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).
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, but it requires user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation enables reflected XSS, allowing attackers to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed security scope.
The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/custom-page-extensions/vulnerability/wordpress-custom-page-extensions-plugin-0-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the vulnerability specifically in Custom Page Extensions version 0.6 for WordPress.
Details
- CWE(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS requires clicking a malicious link (T1204.001) and directly enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser (T1059.007).