Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23542

High

Published: 26 March 2025

Published
26 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 0.0021 43.9th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23542 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 Malicious Link (T1204.001); ranked at the 43.9th 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-2025-23542 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the RDP Linkedin Login WordPress plugin by Robert D Payne. The issue affects the plugin from unknown initial versions through 1.7.0 inclusive.

With 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), the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by any unauthenticated attacker with low attack complexity, provided they can lure a user into performing an action such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation enables script injection and execution in the context of the victim's browser, resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, along with a change in scope.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/rdp-linkedin-login/vulnerability/wordpress-rdp-linkedin-login-plugin-1-7-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this XSS vulnerability in the RDP Linkedin Login WordPress plugin version 1.7.0.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Robert D Payne RDP Linkedin Login rdp-linkedin-login allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects RDP Linkedin Login: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

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?

The reflected XSS vulnerability is exploited by crafting a malicious URL with injected script payload; the description explicitly states it requires luring an unauthenticated user to click the link for script execution in the browser context, directly enabling T1204.001 Malicious Link.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs, directly preventing improper neutralization of user inputs that enable reflected XSS in the RDP Linkedin Login WordPress plugin.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs, comprehensively addressing reflected XSS by ensuring injected scripts are neutralized before rendering in web pages.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this XSS vulnerability in the plugin up to version 1.7.0.

References