Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22264

High

Published: 23 January 2025

Published
23 January 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0019 40.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22264 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 40.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22264 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the WP Query Creator plugin (wp-query-creator) for WordPress. Developed by Patel, the issue affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through 1.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-01-23, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1.

The vulnerability enables exploitation over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring no privileges (PR:N) but user interaction (UI:R), and results in a changed scope (S:C) with low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L). Remote attackers can craft malicious inputs that reflect executable JavaScript when processed by the plugin during web page generation, typically via a malicious link or payload delivered through social engineering.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-query-creator/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-query-creator-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides additional details on the vulnerability.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Patel WP Query Creator wp-query-creator allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Query Creator: from n/a through <= 1.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables direct exploitation of the web app (T1190) via crafted malicious links requiring user interaction (T1204.001).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 directly prevents reflected XSS by requiring validation of user inputs to the WP Query Creator plugin, neutralizing malicious scripts before web page generation.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 comprehensively mitigates the CVE by filtering information outputs to prevent execution of injected JavaScript during web page rendering.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 addresses the vulnerability by mandating timely remediation of the XSS flaw in the WP Query Creator plugin versions through 1.0.

References