CVE-2025-23517

High

Published: 03 March 2025

Published

03 March 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 0.0011 29.3th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-23517 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 29.3th 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-2025-23517 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the WordPress plugin Google Map on Post/Page by sunil chaulagain. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.1 inclusive. Published on 2025-03-03, it 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 attack complexity and no privileges required, though it demands user interaction such as visiting a maliciously crafted link or page. Upon successful exploitation, adversaries can inject and execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the affected webpage, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability while changing scope to affect the broader security context of the site.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/google-map-on-postpage/vulnerability/wordpress-google-map-on-post-page-plugin-1-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this XSS vulnerability in Google Map on Post/Page version 1.1 and provides vulnerability details for WordPress security practitioners.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-5746

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in sunil chaulagain Google Map on Post/Page google-map-on-postpage allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Map on Post/Page: from n/a through <= 1.1.

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?

The vulnerability is a reflected XSS (CWE-79) in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling exploitation of the web application via crafted links to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.

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