CVE-2025-22750

High

Published: 15 January 2025

Published

15 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 0.0023 46.2th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-22750 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 46.2th 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-15 (Information Output Filtering) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22750 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the WordPress plugin Patel Post Carousel & Slider (post-types-carousel-slider) in all versions from n/a through 1.0.4. Published on 2025-01-15, the issue 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), reflecting its network-based exploitability with low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction dependency, and changed scope leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers accessible over the network who craft malicious inputs reflected in dynamically generated web pages. Exploitation requires tricking a user—such as an authenticated site visitor or administrator—into interacting with the payload, typically via a malicious link. Successful attacks can result in limited disclosure of sensitive data within the victim's browser context, minor manipulation of page content, or slight service disruptions, amplified by the scope change to other site resources.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-types-carousel-slider/vulnerability/wordpress-post-carousel-slider-plugin-1-0-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the vulnerability in detail for the affected plugin versions.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-2965

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Patel Post Carousel & Slider post-types-carousel-slider allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Post Carousel & Slider: from n/a through <= 1.0.4.

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?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of web application vulnerabilities (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim's browser context (T1059.007).

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