CVE-2025-22709

High

Published: 21 January 2025

Published

21 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 0.0013 32.1th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-22709 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 32.1th 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-2025-22709 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the Soft8Soft LLC Verge3D (verge3d) WordPress plugin. The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 4.8.0, as documented in the CVE published on 2025-01-21.

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 remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers requiring low complexity and user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation changes the scope, enabling limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically allowing attackers to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/verge3d/vulnerability/wordpress-verge3d-publishing-and-e-commerce-plugin-4-8-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the reflected XSS in the WordPress Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce plugin version 4.8.0, providing further guidance for practitioners on assessment and response.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-2933

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Soft8Soft LLC Verge3D verge3d allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Verge3D: from n/a through <= 4.8.0.

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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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

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Why these techniques?

The reflected XSS vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation via T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application and facilitates arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context via T1059.007 JavaScript.

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