Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23746

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-2025-23746 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-15 (Information Output Filtering) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-23746 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79, in the Edem CMC MIGRATE (cmc-migrate) WordPress plugin. This issue affects versions from n/a through <= 0.0.3. Published on 2025-01-22T15:15:22.783, it 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).

An unauthenticated remote attacker with network access can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious input that is reflected without proper neutralization during web page generation. Exploitation requires low complexity and user interaction, such as a victim clicking a malicious link. Upon success, the attacker achieves a changed scope with low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/cmc-migrate/vulnerability/wordpress-cmc-migrate-plugin-0-0-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Edem CMC MIGRATE cmc-migrate allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects CMC MIGRATE: from n/a through <= 0.0.3.

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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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 via crafted malicious links requiring user interaction for JS execution in browser.

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

SI-15 directly and comprehensively mitigates reflected XSS by requiring output filtering to neutralize malicious input during web page generation in the cmc-migrate plugin.

SI-10 Information Input Validation partial match
prevent

SI-10 addresses reflected XSS by validating user inputs to reject malicious payloads before they are processed and reflected by the vulnerable WordPress plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and patching of the specific improper neutralization flaw in cmc-migrate versions through <= 0.0.3.

References