CVE-2025-23682

High

Published: 22 January 2025

Published

22 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 0.0035 57.6th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-23682 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 Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked in the top 42.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; 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-2025-23682 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79), in the Preloader Quotes WordPress plugin developed by Bhuvnesh Gupta. The plugin, identified as preloader-quotes, is affected in all versions from n/a through 1.0.0.

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). Remote attackers require no privileges and can exploit it over the network with low complexity by tricking users into interacting, such as via a malicious link or input reflected in web pages. Exploitation enables low-impact effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope, allowing script execution in the victim's browser context.

Patchstack has documented the issue in its vulnerability database for the WordPress Preloader Quotes plugin version 1.0.0. Security practitioners should review the advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/preloader-quotes/vulnerability/wordpress-preloader-quotes-plugin-1-0-0-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for mitigation details.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3340

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Bhuvnesh Gupta Preloader Quotes preloader-quotes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Preloader Quotes: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1185 Browser Session Hijacking Collection

Adversaries may take advantage of security vulnerabilities and inherent functionality in browser software to change content, modify user-behaviors, and intercept information as part of various browser session hijacking techniques.

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T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie Credential Access

An adversary may steal web application or service session cookies and use them to gain access to web applications or Internet services as an authenticated user without needing credentials.

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Why these techniques?

The reflected XSS vulnerability enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context, which directly facilitates browser session hijacking and stealing web session cookies.

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