CVE-2025-23768
Published: 22 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23768 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 22.6th 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-2025-23768 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the InFunding WordPress plugin by inwavethemes. The issue affects InFunding versions from n/a through 1.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-01-22, 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), indicating high severity due to network accessibility and scope change.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation enables execution of arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser context, potentially leading to limited impacts on confidentiality (e.g., session hijacking), integrity, and availability, with the attack scope expanded beyond the vulnerable component.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/infunding/vulnerability/wordpress-infunding-plugin-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on the vulnerability, including recommended mitigations such as updating the plugin or applying available patches.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3402
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in inwavethemes InFunding infunding allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects InFunding: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser (T1059.007).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Flaw remediation requires timely patching of the specific reflected XSS vulnerability in the InFunding WordPress plugin, directly eliminating the improper input neutralization issue.
Information output filtering neutralizes malicious scripts reflected in web page generation, comprehensively preventing XSS exploitation in victim browsers.
Information input validation at entry points rejects or sanitizes untrusted inputs, blocking the malicious payloads required for reflected XSS attacks.