CVE-2025-67971
Published: 20 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-67971 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 Browser Session Hijacking (T1185); ranked at the 13.9th 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 browser session hijacking via cookie theft/JS execution (T1185); malicious links require user execution (T1204.001) and are commonly delivered via spearphishing (T1566.002).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WPManageNinja FluentCart fluent-cart allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects FluentCart: from n/a through < 1.3.0.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-67971 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the FluentCart WordPress plugin developed by WPManageNinja. The issue resides in the fluent-cart component and impacts all versions from n/a through those prior to 1.3.0. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, reflecting network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, user interaction, changed scope, and low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious links or inputs that, when clicked or submitted by a victim user on a vulnerable site, trigger the injection and execution of arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context. No authentication is needed, but user interaction is required, such as visiting a phishing link. Successful exploitation enables attackers to steal session cookies, perform actions on behalf of the user, or deface content, leveraging the changed scope for potential cross-origin effects.
The Patchstack advisory for this vulnerability, accessible via the provided reference, indicates that the issue was addressed in FluentCart version 1.3.0. Security practitioners should recommend immediate updates to version 1.3.0 or later for affected WordPress installations to mitigate the risk, alongside general XSS protections like Content Security Policy where feasible.
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