CVE-2025-24656
Published: 03 February 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-24656 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 17.3th 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
Enforces validation of user inputs to the Realtyna Provisioning plugin, directly preventing reflected XSS by neutralizing malicious scripts before web page generation.
Filters information outputs from user inputs in web pages generated by the Realtyna Provisioning plugin, blocking XSS payload execution.
Remediates the specific improper input neutralization flaw in Realtyna Provisioning versions through <=1.2.2 by identifying, testing, and installing timely patches.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin allows exploitation via crafted malicious links sent to users (T1566.002), enabling drive-by compromise (T1189) and initial access through public-facing application exploitation (T1190).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Realtyna Realtyna Provisioning realtyna-provisioning allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Realtyna Provisioning: from n/a through <= 1.2.2.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-24656 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Realtyna Provisioning WordPress plugin (realtyna-provisioning). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.2.2, as disclosed on 2025-02-03.
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), indicating exploitation over the network with low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting malicious inputs reflected in web pages, tricking authenticated users (such as site visitors or administrators) into triggering the XSS via links or inputs, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability within a changed scope.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/realtyna-provisioning/vulnerability/wordpress-realtyna-provisioning-plugin-1-2-2-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
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