CVE-2025-67964
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-67964 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 3.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
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.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS enables drive-by compromise and user execution via malicious links or spearphishing, directly matching the need for crafted link clicks to trigger JS execution in victim browsers.
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in favethemes Homey Core homey-core allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Homey Core: from n/a through <= 2.4.3.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-67964 is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability, enabling reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) as classified under CWE-79. It affects the Homey Core WordPress plugin (homey-core) developed by favethemes, impacting all versions from n/a through 2.4.3 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-22 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network with low complexity and no required privileges, though it necessitates user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. By injecting crafted payloads into reflected inputs, adversaries can execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of a victim's browser, potentially leading to session token theft, account takeover, or phishing within the site. The changed scope and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability still render it a high-severity issue for sites using affected plugin versions.
Mitigation details are available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/homey-core/vulnerability/wordpress-homey-core-plugin-2-4-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve, which documents the vulnerability specific to Homey Core plugin version 2.4.3.
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