CVE-2025-27285
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-27285 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 28.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-27285 is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the Easy Form plugin for WordPress by Ays Pro. It arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation and affects all versions through 2.6.9.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a malicious payload via a crafted URL that a victim is induced to visit. Successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled scripts in the user's browser with the privileges of the affected site, producing limited effects on confidentiality, integrity, and availability while changing scope, as reflected in its CVSS 7.1 rating.
The Patchstack advisory documents the reflected XSS vulnerability in Easy Form and is the primary public reference for the issue. The associated EPSS score shows only a modest increase from a low baseline, reaching a peak of 0.0111.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11619
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ays Pro Easy Form easy-form allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Easy Form: from n/a through <= 2.6.9.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.