CVE-2025-23966
Published: 22 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-23966 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 38.9th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-2 requires timely remediation of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in the WordPress plugin by applying patches or updates beyond version 2.5.2.
SI-10 enforces validation of user inputs to prevent improper neutralization leading to reflected XSS execution in the victim's browser.
SI-15 mandates output filtering to neutralize malicious scripts reflected from untrusted inputs in the WooCommerce plugin's web page generation.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation of web app (T1190) via malicious link requiring user click (T1204.001), commonly delivered through spearphishing (T1566.002).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ala Falaki a Gateway for Pasargad Bank on WooCommerce a-gateway-for-pasargad-bank-on-woocommerce allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects a Gateway for Pasargad Bank on WooCommerce: from n/a through <= 2.5.2.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-23966 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the "a Gateway for Pasargad Bank on WooCommerce" WordPress plugin by Ala Falaki. The issue affects the plugin in all versions from n/a through 2.5.2.
With 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), the vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers using low-complexity methods that require user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation enables arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context, resulting in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a changed scope.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/a-gateway-for-pasargad-bank-on-woocommerce/vulnerability/wordpress-a-gateway-for-pasargad-bank-on-woocommerce-plugin-2-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in the "a Gateway for Pasargad Bank on WooCommerce" WordPress plugin up to version 2.5.2.
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