Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-24694

High

Published: 03 March 2025

Published
03 March 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0023 46.2th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-24694 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 46.2th 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-2025-24694 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the CreativeMindsSolutions CM Pop-Up Banners WordPress plugin (cm-pop-up-banners). This issue affects all versions from n/a through 1.7.6.

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 network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Remote attackers can exploit it by crafting payloads that reflect unsanitized input in the plugin's web page generation, executing arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context with changed scope, potentially compromising low levels of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Advisories, including the Patchstack database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/cm-pop-up-banners/vulnerability/wordpress-cm-pop-up-banners-plugin-1-7-6-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, document the vulnerability and provide details on affected installations for mitigation guidance.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in CreativeMindsSolutions CM Pop-Up banners cm-pop-up-banners allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects CM Pop-Up banners: from n/a through <= 1.7.6.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1204.001 Malicious Link Execution
An adversary may rely upon a user clicking a malicious link in order to gain execution.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation via crafted malicious links that execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs to prevent injection of malicious scripts like the reflected XSS payloads in this CVE.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 mandates filtering and encoding of information outputs to neutralize unsanitized reflected input during web page generation exploited by this XSS vulnerability.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws such as this plugin vulnerability through patching to versions beyond 1.7.6.

References