CVE-2025-23594
Published: 03 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23594 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 17.3th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs to neutralize malicious scripts, directly addressing the improper neutralization during web page generation that enables reflected XSS in the plugin.
SI-10 requires validation of inputs at web interfaces, preventing malicious script injection via reflected parameters exploited in this WordPress plugin vulnerability.
SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability through patching the affected Google Map With Fancybox plugin versions.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables T1190 (exploiting public-facing app via crafted input), T1203 (client-side script execution in browser), and facilitates T1185 (session hijacking via stolen cookies/tokens).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Uzzal Mondal Google Map With Fancybox location-piker allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Google Map With Fancybox: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-23594 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Google Map With Fancybox WordPress plugin developed by Uzzal Mondal and referred to as location-piker. This issue affects all versions of the plugin from unknown initial release through 2.1.0.
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 network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Remote attackers can exploit it by injecting malicious scripts via reflected input, achieving limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the victim's browser context due to the changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/location-piker/vulnerability/wordpress-google-map-with-fancybox-plugin-2-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the vulnerability in this WordPress plugin. Security practitioners should consult it for specific mitigation guidance.
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