CVE-2025-25127
Published: 03 March 2025
Description
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
Security Summary
CVE-2025-25127 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the WordPress plugin "Contact Us By Lord Linus" by Rohitashv Singhal. This issue impacts all versions of the plugin from unknown initial release through version 2.6 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-03 with 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, though it necessitates 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 limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to the changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory documents this vulnerability for the WordPress plugin and provides details at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/contact-us-by-lord-linus/vulnerability/wordpress-contact-us-by-lord-linus-plugin-2-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should consult this reference for mitigation guidance.
Details
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MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The reflected XSS vulnerability in the public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of web applications (T1190) via crafted malicious links and execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser (T1059.007).