Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-23754

High

Published: 27 January 2025

Published
27 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 0.0023 46.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-23754 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 46.2th 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-2025-23754 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the WordPress plugin "The Loops" (the-loops) developed by Ulrich Sossou. This issue affects The Loops from n/a through version 1.0.2 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-01-27.

The CVSS v3.1 base score is 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 privileges required, and user interaction needed, with changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated or unauthenticated users into interacting with maliciously crafted links or inputs reflected in web pages, potentially executing arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/the-loops/vulnerability/wordpress-the-loops-plugin-1-0-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ulrich Sossou The Loops the-loops allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects The Loops: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

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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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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Why these techniques?

The vulnerability is an improper input neutralization (reflected XSS) in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application. Arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context facilitates T1185 Browser Session Hijacking for intercepting sessions or data.

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 mandates filtering and sanitization of web page outputs to neutralize malicious scripts reflected from untrusted inputs in XSS attacks.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Requires validation of user inputs to block malicious payloads before they are reflected and executed in the victim's browser context.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Ensures timely remediation of known flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability through identification, patching, and testing of affected software components.

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