CVE-2025-23596
Published: 31 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23596 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 Spearphishing Link (T1566.002); ranked at the 29.2th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly mitigates reflected XSS by requiring filtering of information outputs to neutralize malicious scripts before they are rendered in web pages.
Requires validation of user inputs to prevent improper neutralization that enables injection of malicious payloads in the Notifikácie.sk plugin.
Ensures timely remediation of the specific XSS flaw in Notifikácie.sk versions through n/a to 1.0 by identifying and patching the vulnerability.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS is exploited via maliciously crafted links that trigger script execution in the victim's browser, directly matching Spearphishing Link.
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in grafeon Notifikácie.sk notifikacie-sk allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Notifikácie.sk: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-23596 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the grafeon Notifikácie.sk WordPress plugin (notifikacie-sk). This issue affects Notifikácie.sk versions from n/a through 1.0 inclusive, as published on 2025-01-31.
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, but user interaction is needed, with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted links or inputs reflected in web pages, potentially leading to script execution in the victim's browser context.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/notifikacie-sk/vulnerability/wordpress-notifikacie-sk-plugin-1-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this WordPress plugin vulnerability and should be consulted for specific mitigation recommendations, including any available patches or updates.
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