Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23686

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 0.0010 26.6th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23686 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 26.6th 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-2025-23686 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the phpdevca Admin Menu Organizer WordPress plugin (admin-menu-organizer). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.0.1, as published on 2025-01-22.

The vulnerability has 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 it is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity by unauthenticated attackers (no privileges required) who can trick users into performing an action such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation enables reflected XSS, allowing limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope.

Patchstack provides details on the vulnerability in the Admin Menu Organizer plugin version 1.0.1; security practitioners should consult the advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/admin-menu-organizer/vulnerability/wordpress-admin-menu-organizer-plugin-1-0-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve for mitigation guidance and patches.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in phpdevca Admin Menu Organizer admin-menu-organizer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Admin Menu Organizer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

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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T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables T1190 (exploit public-facing app) and is typically delivered via crafted malicious links (T1566.002).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 requires identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like the reflected XSS vulnerability in the Admin Menu Organizer plugin through timely patching.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering of information outputs to neutralize XSS payloads reflected in web page generation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 enforces validation of inputs to block or sanitize malicious payloads exploited in this reflected XSS vulnerability.

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