CVE-2025-24626
Published: 27 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-24626 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 35.4th 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-2025-24626 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, enabling Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the Music Store WordPress plugin by codepeople, with all versions from n/a through 1.1.19 vulnerable.
The vulnerability can be exploited by remote attackers requiring no privileges, accessible over the network with low attack complexity but needing user interaction, such as following a malicious link. Per its CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), successful exploitation changes scope and results in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing injected scripts to execute in the victim's browser context.
Patchstack's advisory on the referenced URL documents the Reflected XSS vulnerability in the WordPress Music Store eCommerce plugin version 1.1.19.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-3827
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in codepeople Music Store music-store allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Music Store: from n/a through <= 1.1.19.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS vulnerability in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications via crafted malicious links.
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring identification, reporting, and timely patching of the reflected XSS flaw in Music Store plugin versions through <=1.1.19.
Prevents reflected XSS exploitation by filtering information outputs to neutralize injected scripts during web page generation in the vulnerable plugin.
Addresses the improper input neutralization aspect of the CVE by validating user inputs to block or sanitize malicious XSS payloads before plugin processing.