CVE-2025-68849
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-68849 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 Malicious Link (T1204.001); 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
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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 directly enables malicious link delivery for user execution (T1204.001) and client-side script execution for stealing web session cookies (T1539) and browser session hijacking (T1185).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Frank Corso Quote Master quote-master allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Quote Master: from n/a through <= 7.1.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-68849 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as CWE-79, enabling Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in the Quote Master WordPress plugin developed by Frank Corso. This issue affects all versions of the quote-master plugin up to and including 7.1.1, with no specified lower bound. The vulnerability carries 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), indicating high severity due to its network accessibility, low attack complexity, lack of required privileges, and scope change.
Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely without authentication by crafting malicious input that is reflected in web page generation, tricking users into interacting via a malicious link or payload (UI:R). Successful exploitation allows limited impacts including low confidentiality (e.g., session token theft), integrity (e.g., script injection), and availability disruptions within the context of the victim's browser, leveraging the changed scope (S:C) for cross-origin effects.
Patchstack advisories document this Reflected XSS vulnerability in Quote Master version 7.1.1 and provide details on the issue via their database entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/quote-master/vulnerability/wordpress-quote-master-plugin-7-1-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should update to a patched version if available or monitor for vendor remediation guidance.
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