CVE-2025-32503
Published: 09 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32503 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
CVE-2025-32503 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the Link Shield WordPress plugin in all versions through 0.5.4 and is tracked under CWE-79 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply crafted input that is stored by the plugin and later rendered for other users. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary script in the victim's browser, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with scope change.
The issue is documented in the Patchstack database, which identifies the affected plugin versions and provides the associated advisory entry for remediation guidance.
EPSS remains low, with a recorded peak of only 0.0111.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-10612
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Jose Conti Link Shield link-shield allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Link Shield: from n/a through <= 0.5.4.
- 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.