Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-27275

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 0.0021 43.0th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-27275 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 43.0th 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-2025-27275 is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability, enabling reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79, in the WordPress plugin WOO Codice Fiscale by andrew_fisher. The issue affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through 1.6.3 inclusive. Published on 2025-03-03, it 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 high severity due to network accessibility and scope change.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low attack complexity, requiring no privileges but user interaction, such as clicking a malicious link that reflects unsanitized input back into the web page. Exploitation occurs in the victim's browser context, allowing limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as potential theft of session cookies, defacement of pages for the user, or minor disruptions.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woo-codice-fiscale/vulnerability/wordpress-woo-codice-fiscale-plugin-1-6-3-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the vulnerability in the WordPress WOO Codice Fiscale plugin version 1.6.3 and provides associated guidance for practitioners.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in andrew_fisher WOO Codice Fiscale woo-codice-fiscale allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WOO Codice Fiscale: from n/a through <= 1.6.3.

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 JavaScript execution in victim browser (T1059.007).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

SI-15 directly mandates filtering information outputs to neutralize untrusted input during web page generation, preventing reflected XSS exploitation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

SI-10 requires validation of information inputs to block malicious payloads that could be reflected as XSS in the WordPress plugin.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws like this reflected XSS vulnerability in the plugin through remediation processes.

References