CVE-2025-23628

High

Published: 23 January 2025

Published

23 January 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 0.0019 40.4th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23628 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 40.4th 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-2025-23628 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the NewMediaOne GeoDigs WordPress plugin. The issue affects GeoDigs versions from n/a through 3.4.1.

With 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), the vulnerability is exploitable over the network by unauthenticated attackers requiring low complexity and user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation enables script execution in the context of the victim's browser on the affected site, resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.

Patchstack has documented the Reflected XSS vulnerability in the WordPress GeoDigs plugin version 3.4.1, available at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/geodigs/vulnerability/wordpress-geodigs-plugin-3-4-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should review this advisory for details on detection, affected configurations, and recommended mitigations or patches.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3297

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NewMediaOne GeoDigs geodigs allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects GeoDigs: from n/a through <= 3.4.1.

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 the web app (T1190) to achieve arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser (T1059.007) via crafted malicious links.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1