CVE-2025-25089

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-2025-25089 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-2025-25089 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 WordPress plugin appten Image Rotator (appten-image-rotator) in all versions from n/a through 2.0 inclusive. Published on 2025-03-03, the issue 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).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation changes the scope and results in low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the affected site for the interacting user.

Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/appten-image-rotator/vulnerability/wordpress-easy-wp-tiles-plugin-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-5655

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in appten Image Rotator appten-image-rotator allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Image Rotator: from n/a through <= 2.0.

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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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in browser (T1059.007) via crafted links.

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