Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23687

High

Published: 27 February 2025

Published
27 February 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 0.0013 32.1th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23687 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 32.1th 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-2025-23687 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the Woo Store Mode WordPress plugin (woo-store-mode) developed by simonhunter, impacting all versions from n/a through 1.0.1.

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, and user interaction such as visiting a malicious link. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with crafted input reflected in web pages, achieving arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context with changed scope and low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woo-store-mode/vulnerability/wordpress-woo-store-mode-plugin-1-0-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Reflected XSS issue in Woo Store Mode plugin version 1.0.1 and prior, recommending mitigation through updating to a patched version beyond 1.0.1.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in simonhunter Woo Store Mode woo-store-mode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Woo Store Mode: 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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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 public-facing applications (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser (T1059.007).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Directly addresses improper neutralization of input during web page generation by filtering output to prevent reflected XSS script execution in the victim's browser.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates and sanitizes untrusted input to the Woo Store Mode plugin, blocking malicious payloads before they are reflected in web pages.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely identification, reporting, and patching of the XSS flaw in Woo Store Mode versions through 1.0.1 to eliminate the vulnerability.

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