Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-32581

High

Published: 09 April 2025

Published
09 April 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0110 78.5th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-32581 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-2025-32581 is a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability arising from improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the WordPress Spam Blocker plugin (cf7-manual-spam-blocker) on WordPress sites, with all versions through 2.0.5 impacted. The issue is tracked under CWE-79 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.

An unauthenticated attacker can supply crafted input over the network that is stored by the plugin and later rendered for other users, resulting in execution of arbitrary script in the victim's browser context with limited impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability and with scope change.

The sole reference points to a Patchstack advisory that catalogs the flaw as a CSRF-to-stored-XSS chain; administrators should consult that entry for any available update or workaround guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0110 with no material increase since disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Ankit Singla WordPress Spam Blocker cf7-manual-spam-blocker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WordPress Spam Blocker: from n/a through <= 2.0.5.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-79

Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-79

Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering
addresses: CWE-79

Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.

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