CVE-2025-23759
Published: 31 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23759 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 Steal Web Session Cookie (T1539); ranked at the 39.1th 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-2025-23759 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Affiliate Tools Việt Nam WordPress plugin. This issue affects all versions from n/a through 0.3.17 inclusive, as published on 2025-01-31.
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). Any network-accessible attacker without privileges can exploit it by crafting malicious input that reflects back to users, requiring user interaction such as clicking a specially crafted link. Exploitation changes the security scope, enabling low-impact effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as executing scripts in the victim's browser context to steal session data or manipulate page content.
Patchstack provides details on this WordPress plugin vulnerability, including assessment and potential mitigation steps, accessible at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/affiliate-tools-viet-nam/vulnerability/wordpress-affiliate-tools-viet-nam-plugin-0-3-17-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3395
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Gavin Affiliate Tools Việt Nam affiliate-tools-viet-nam allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Affiliate Tools Việt Nam: from n/a through <= 0.3.17.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser upon clicking a crafted link, directly facilitating theft of web session cookies (T1539) and browser session hijacking (T1185) as described in the CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mandates information input validation to neutralize malicious input before it is processed and reflected in web page generation, preventing XSS exploitation.
Requires filtering and validation of information prior to output, ensuring reflected user input is properly encoded to block script execution in victims' browsers.
Ensures identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in plugins through timely patching and remediation processes.