Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23539

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 0.0023 46.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23539 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-2025-23539 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Awesome Hooks WordPress plugin (also referred to as surror Awesome Hooks awesome-hooks). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.0.1.

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), indicating it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, no required privileges, but user interaction is necessary. Remote attackers can deliver malicious payloads via reflected inputs, potentially executing arbitrary scripts in the context of a victim's browser upon interaction, such as clicking a crafted link, leading to limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.

The primary advisory is documented by Patchstack at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/awesome-hooks/vulnerability/wordpress-awesome-hooks-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which security practitioners should review for detailed mitigation guidance, including any available patches or workarounds for affected WordPress installations.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in surror Awesome Hooks awesome-hooks allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Awesome Hooks: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

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?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 (exploiting public-facing apps via malicious URL input) and T1059.007 (arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim's browser upon link interaction).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly addresses the CVE by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the reflected XSS flaw in the Awesome Hooks WordPress plugin.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Mitigates reflected XSS by filtering information output prior to transmission to browsers, neutralizing malicious scripts in reflected inputs.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Prevents exploitation by validating user inputs against defined content requirements to block malicious payloads before reflection in web pages.

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