CVE-2025-23555

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-2025-23555 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-15 (Information Output Filtering) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-23555 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Ui Slider Filter By Price WordPress plugin by chenyenming. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.1 inclusive. Published on 2025-03-03T14:15:41.040, 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 complexity and no required privileges, though it necessitates user interaction such as clicking a malicious link or submitting crafted input. Successful exploitation enables reflected XSS, allowing execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context with changed scope, potentially compromising low levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability for the affected site.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ui-slider-filter-by-price/vulnerability/wordpress-ui-slider-filter-by-price-plugin-1-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this vulnerability in the Ui Slider Filter By Price WordPress plugin version 1.1.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-5722

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in chenyenming Ui Slider Filter By Price ui-slider-filter-by-price allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ui Slider Filter By Price: 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?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of web application (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browser (T1059.007).

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