CVE-2025-32557
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32557 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 21.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-32557 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the WP Featured Screenshot plugin for WordPress, developed by Rico Macchi, in all versions through 1.3. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1 with a network attack vector, low complexity, no required privileges, and required user interaction, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious URL that, when visited by a targeted user, executes arbitrary script in the victim's browser context. This allows the attacker to perform actions such as stealing session tokens, manipulating page content, or redirecting users within the affected WordPress site.
The Patchstack advisory linked in the reference provides details on the reflected XSS exposure in the wp-featured-screenshot plugin. The EPSS score remains flat at 0.0111 with no observed increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11679
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Rico Macchi WP Featured Screenshot wp-featured-screenshot allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Featured Screenshot: from n/a through <= 1.3.
- 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.