CVE-2025-22765
Published: 15 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-22765 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-2025-22765 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 WP Order By WordPress plugin developed by weiluri, with the issue present in all versions from n/a through 1.4.2 inclusive.
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). Remote attackers with no required privileges can exploit it over the network with low attack complexity by tricking users into performing required interactions, such as visiting a malicious URL. Exploitation reflects attacker-controlled input through the plugin during web page generation, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope.
Patchstack advisories document the Reflected XSS vulnerability in WP Order By version 1.4.2, providing details on the issue in their vulnerability database.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-2979
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in weiluri WP Order By wp-order-by allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Order By: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly maps to T1190 (exploiting public-facing web app vuln) and requires user to visit crafted malicious URL, mapping to T1204.001.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-10 requires information input validation at defined input points, directly preventing improper neutralization of input leading to reflected XSS in the WP Order By plugin.
SI-15 mandates information output filtering at system output interfaces, comprehensively mitigating reflected XSS by encoding or sanitizing output during web page generation.
SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws like this specific reflected XSS vulnerability in the WP Order By plugin versions up to 1.4.2.