Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-32649

High

Published: 17 April 2025

Published
17 April 2025
Modified
23 April 2026
KEV Added
Patch
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 0.0067 71.8th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-32649 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

CVE-2025-32649 is a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79) in the GB Gallery Slideshow WordPress plugin developed by gb-plugins. The flaw stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation and affects all versions through 1.3. It 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 changed scope with low impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious URL containing injected script that is reflected back to a victim who clicks the link. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the victim's browser session, potentially leading to actions such as session hijacking, redirection, or limited manipulation of page content within the affected WordPress site.

The sole reference points to a Patchstack advisory entry for this plugin vulnerability, though no explicit patch version, workaround, or mitigation guidance is detailed in the provided data. The associated EPSS scores remain low, with a current value of 0.0067 and a peak of 0.0111, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in gb-plugins GB Gallery Slideshow gb-gallery-slideshow allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects GB Gallery Slideshow: 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.

addresses: CWE-79

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

addresses: CWE-79

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

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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