CVE-2025-24710
Published: 31 January 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-24710 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 40.1th 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-15 requires filtering of information outputs, directly preventing reflected XSS by neutralizing malicious scripts in generated web pages from untrusted guestbook inputs.
SI-10 mandates validation of information inputs, addressing the improper neutralization of guestbook inputs that enables script injection in this CVE.
SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in the Gwolle Guestbook plugin.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The reflected XSS vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin enables exploitation via crafted malicious links sent to users, directly mapping to exploitation of public-facing applications and spearphishing links for script execution in the browser.
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Marcel Pol Gwolle Guestbook gwolle-gb allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Gwolle Guestbook: from n/a through <= 4.7.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-24710 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 Gwolle Guestbook WordPress plugin (gwolle-gb) developed by Marcel Pol, impacting all versions from n/a through 4.7.1 inclusive. The issue was published on 2025-01-31.
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 dependency, with a changed scope leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Remote attackers can exploit it by tricking authenticated users into interacting with malicious input, such as a crafted link or form submission, resulting in reflected script execution in the victim's browser context.
Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/gwolle-gb/vulnerability/wordpress-gwolle-guestbook-plugin-4-7-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents the Reflected XSS flaw in Gwolle Guestbook version 4.7.1. Security practitioners should review this reference for detailed mitigation guidance.
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