Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23552

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-2025-23552 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-2025-23552 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Yashar Texteller texteller WordPress plugin. This issue affects Texteller versions from n/a through 1.3.0 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-03T14:15:40.760 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 Reflected XSS over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges but user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation changes the scope, enabling limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as executing scripts in the victim's browser context to steal session data or manipulate page content on their behalf.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/texteller/vulnerability/wordpress-texteller-plugin-1-3-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Reflected XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Texteller plugin version 1.3.0.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Yashar Texteller texteller allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Texteller: from n/a through <= 1.3.0.

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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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 the application via crafted malicious links requiring user interaction, allowing browser script execution for session theft or content manipulation.

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 information input validation at entry points, directly preventing the improper neutralization of unsanitized input that enables reflected XSS in Texteller.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering of information output to web pages, comprehensively addressing the web page generation flaw that reflects malicious scripts in the victim's browser.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in the Texteller WordPress plugin through patching.

References