Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22548

High

Published: 07 January 2025

Published
07 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 0.0015 35.6th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22548 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-2025-22548 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the ldap-login-password-and-role-manager WordPress plugin by frankkoenen, impacting all versions from n/a through 1.0.12.

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, with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Unauthenticated attackers can exploit it via a CSRF-to-Stored XSS vector, tricking authenticated users into submitting malicious payloads that get stored and executed in the context of other users viewing affected pages.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ldap-login-password-and-role-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-ldap-login-password-and-role-manager-plugin-1-0-12-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the vulnerability, including exploitation mechanics. Security practitioners should review it for specific patch availability and mitigation guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in frankkoenen ldap_login_password_and_role_manager ldap-login-password-and-role-manager allows Stored XSS.This issue affects ldap_login_password_and_role_manager: from n/a through <= 1.0.12.

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?

Direct mapping to exploitation of a public-facing web application (WordPress plugin) via stored XSS.

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Filters output prior to web page generation to neutralize stored malicious scripts, directly preventing Stored XSS execution in the vulnerable WordPress plugin.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates and sanitizes untrusted inputs before storage, blocking malicious payloads from being persisted and later triggering XSS in ldap-login-password-and-role-manager.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely flaw remediation, such as patching or removing the vulnerable ldap-login-password-and-role-manager plugin versions up to 1.0.12.

References