CVE-2025-32507
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32507 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 is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the Event Espresso – Custom Email Template Shortcode WordPress plugin in all versions through 1.0.0.
An unauthenticated attacker can supply a malicious payload via a crafted URL. When a victim with an active session visits the link, the script executes in the browser under the site's origin, enabling limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with scope change.
The sole reference points to a Patchstack advisory entry for this CVE; no further mitigation details such as patch availability or configuration changes are provided in the source data. The associated EPSS score remains low, moving only from 0.0067 to a peak of 0.0111.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11652
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Aakif Kadiwala Event Espresso – Custom Email Template Shortcode email-shortcode allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Event Espresso – Custom Email Template Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.0.0.
- 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.