Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22283

High

Published: 26 March 2025

Published
26 March 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 0.0011 29.4th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22283 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 29.4th 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-2025-22283 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Riyaz GetSocial WordPress plugin. This issue affects GetSocial versions from n/a through 2.0.1 and was published on 2025-03-26.

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 required privileges, and user interaction needed, with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting malicious input that reflects unsanitized on a web page, potentially executing scripts in victims' browsers when users interact with a malicious link or input on affected sites.

Patchstack has documented the vulnerability in their database, detailing the Reflected XSS issue in the WordPress GetSocial plugin version 2.0.1.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Riyaz GetSocial getsocial allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects GetSocial: from n/a through <= 2.0.1.

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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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications via crafted malicious links or input.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Directly mandates filtering of information outputs to neutralize malicious input during web page generation, preventing reflected XSS script execution in victims' browsers.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of user inputs to reject or sanitize malicious payloads before they are reflected in web pages, blocking XSS exploitation.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Ensures timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific flaw in the GetSocial WordPress plugin up to version 2.0.1.

References