Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-22772

High

Published: 22 January 2025

Published
22 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-2025-22772 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-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-22772 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Mapbox for WP Advanced WordPress plugin by stephanemartinw (mapbox-for-wp-advanced). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.0.0, as published on 2025-01-22.

The vulnerability has 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 exploitation is possible remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker with low complexity but requiring user interaction, such as visiting a maliciously crafted webpage or clicking a link. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected site, potentially leading to low-level impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope affecting associated resources.

Patchstack's advisory at the provided reference details the Reflected XSS vulnerability in Mapbox for WP Advanced version 1.0.0, serving as a key resource for practitioners assessing exposure and remediation in WordPress environments.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in stephanemartinw Mapbox for WP Advanced mapbox-for-wp-advanced allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Mapbox for WP Advanced: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

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?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the web app (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser context (T1059.007).

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

SI-15 requires filtering of information outputs to neutralize malicious scripts during web page generation, directly addressing the reflected XSS vulnerability.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 enforces validation of inputs to block or sanitize malicious payloads before they can be reflected in web pages.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 mandates identification and correction of flaws like improper input neutralization in the Mapbox for WP Advanced plugin.

References