CVE-2025-32615
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32615 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 CVE-2025-32615 is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the Clinked Client Portal WordPress plugin. It affects all versions through 1.10 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a crafted request that is reflected back to a victim user who follows a malicious link. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary script in the user's browser with changed scope, resulting in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The Patchstack advisory records the reflected XSS vulnerability affecting the plugin at version 1.9.
EPSS probability rose from a low starting value of 0.0067 to a peak of 0.0111, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11706
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Clinked Clinked Client Portal clinked-client-portal allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Clinked Client Portal: from n/a through <= 1.10.
- 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.