CVE-2025-22764

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 0.0028 51.8th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-22764 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 in the top 48.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-22764 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the WP Post Corrector WordPress plugin developed by vipul Jariwala. This issue impacts all versions of the plugin from unknown initial release through 1.0.2.

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), meaning it is exploitable remotely over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges but user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Attackers can deliver crafted payloads that are reflected unsanitized in web page responses, enabling arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the targeted user's browser and achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.

Patchstack has documented this vulnerability in its database for the WP Post Corrector plugin version 1.0.2, providing details on the Reflected XSS issue; security practitioners should review the advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-post-corrector/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-post-corrector-plugin-1-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for recommended mitigations.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-2978

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in vipul Jariwala WP Post Corrector wp-post-corrector allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Post Corrector: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

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 (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser (T1059.007).

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