CVE-2025-23452

High

Published: 16 January 2025

Published

16 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 0.0008 22.8th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-23452 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 22.8th 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-2025-23452 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 EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM WordPress plugin (editionguard-for-woocommerce-ebook-sales-with-drm), impacting all versions from n/a through 3.4.2 inclusive. The issue was published on 2025-01-16T20:15:35.730 and 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).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Upon successful exploitation, the changed scope allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically enabling execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context under the site's origin, potentially leading to session token theft or other client-side attacks.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/editionguard-for-woocommerce-ebook-sales-with-drm/vulnerability/wordpress-editionguard-for-woocommerce-plugin-3-4-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this Reflected XSS issue in EditionGuard for WooCommerce plugin version 3.4.2, recommending mitigation through updates or other vendor guidance.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3188

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in EditionGuard EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM editionguard-for-woocommerce-ebook-sales-with-drm allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects EditionGuard for WooCommerce – eBook Sales with DRM: from n/a through <= 3.4.2.

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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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.

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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) via crafted malicious links requiring user interaction (T1204.001).

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