Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22295

High

Published: 09 January 2025

Published
09 January 2025
Modified
29 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 0.0015 35.6th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22295 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 35.6th 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-2025-22295 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, known as Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79), that enables Stored XSS in the Tripetto WordPress form builder plugin for contact forms, surveys, and quizzes. The issue affects the plugin from unspecified initial versions through 8.0.6 and was published on 2025-01-09.

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), the vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers over the network with low complexity, though it requires user interaction. Exploitation changes scope and allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through persistent script injection.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/tripetto/vulnerability/wordpress-tripetto-plugin-8-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the vulnerability in the Tripetto plugin.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Tripetto WordPress form builder plugin for contact forms, surveys and quizzes – Tripetto tripetto allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress form builder plugin for contact forms, surveys and…

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quizzes – Tripetto: from n/a through <= 8.0.6.

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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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution
Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.
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Why these techniques?

Stored XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of web application (T1190) and client-side JavaScript execution (T1059.007).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly addresses the stored XSS flaw in the Tripetto WordPress plugin by requiring timely identification, reporting, and correction of such vulnerabilities through patching.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation and sanitization of user inputs to the form builder plugin, preventing the injection of malicious scripts that enable stored XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Mandates filtering of information outputs during web page generation in the plugin, neutralizing stored malicious scripts to block XSS execution.

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