CVE-2025-23614
Published: 03 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23614 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 17.7th 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-2025-23614 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the WordPress plugin Additional Logins (wp-additional-logins) by niksudan. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.0.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-02-03, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), but it requires user interaction (UI:R), such as visiting a maliciously crafted link. Exploitation changes scope (S:C) and results in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:L/I:L/A:L), allowing arbitrary script execution in the context of the victim's browser on sites running the affected plugin.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-additional-logins/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-additional-logins-plugin-1-0-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should verify plugin versions and apply updates if a patched release exists.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3286
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in niksudan WordPress Additional Logins wp-additional-logins allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WordPress Additional Logins: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
This reflected XSS vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and facilitates arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser via crafted links (T1059.007).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-15 mandates filtering information prior to output to prevent malicious code injection, directly addressing the improper neutralization leading to reflected XSS in the wp-additional-logins plugin.
SI-10 enforces validation of inputs to ensure consistency with expected content, preventing exploitation of unsanitized user input reflected in web pages by the vulnerable plugin.
SI-2 requires timely identification, reporting, and correction of system flaws, enabling patching of the specific XSS vulnerability affecting wp-additional-logins versions through 1.0.0.