CVE-2025-23706

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 0.0011 29.3th percentile

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

Summary

CVE-2025-23706 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 29.3th 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-2025-23706 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 Jet Skinner for BuddyPress WordPress plugin (jet-skinner-for-buddypress), with the issue present in all versions from n/a through 1.2.5. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-22T15:15:22.387 and 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).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Upon successful exploitation, adversaries achieve a changed scope (S:C), allowing arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context, which can result in low-level impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as session hijacking or data theft.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/jet-skinner-for-buddypress/vulnerability/wordpress-jet-skinner-for-buddypress-plugin-1-2-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Reflected XSS vulnerability in Jet Skinner for BuddyPress version 1.2.5.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3360

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in milordk Jet Skinner for BuddyPress jet-skinner-for-buddypress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Jet Skinner for BuddyPress: from n/a through <= 1.2.5.

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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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution

An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.

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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the web app (T1190), arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser (T1059.007), and user clicking malicious link to trigger (T1204.001).

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