CVE-2025-28924
Published: 26 March 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-28924 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 Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked at the 40.4th 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-2025-28924 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the Simbul ZenphotoPress (zenphotopress) WordPress plugin. This issue affects all versions of ZenphotoPress from n/a through 1.8 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2025-03-26 and 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 Reflected XSS over the network with low attack complexity and no required privileges, though it demands user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation changes the security scope, enabling arbitrary script execution in the victim's browser context, which could result in low-level impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, such as session hijacking or minor data manipulation.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/zenphotopress/vulnerability/wordpress-zenphotopress-plugin-1-8-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Reflected XSS vulnerability specifically in the WordPress ZenphotoPress plugin version 1.8, providing further technical details for security practitioners to assess and address exposure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-8140
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Simbul ZenphotoPress zenphotopress allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects ZenphotoPress: from n/a through <= 1.8.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS enables arbitrary browser script execution leading to session hijacking (T1185) and requires user interaction via malicious link (T1204.001).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
SI-15 directly mandates filtering information prior to web page generation to neutralize harmful content like untrusted input in reflected XSS attacks.
SI-10 requires validation of information inputs to reject malicious scripts injected via user-supplied data in the vulnerable WordPress plugin.
SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and correction of flaws such as this specific CVE through patching the affected ZenphotoPress plugin versions.