CVE-2025-32540
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32540 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) in the Feedify – Web Push Notifications WordPress plugin, caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects all versions through 2.4.5 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a crafted URL that is reflected back to a victim user; successful execution allows the attacker to run arbitrary script in the victim's browser session with impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory at the referenced URL documents the reflected XSS vulnerability in the push-notification-by-feedify plugin up to version 2.4.5.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11672
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in feedify Feedify – Web Push Notifications push-notification-by-feedify allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Feedify – Web Push Notifications: from n/a through <= 2.4.5.
- 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.