Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-68889

High

Published: 08 January 2026

Published
08 January 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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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 0.0001 0.7th percentile
Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-68889 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 Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 0.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-68889 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 Pinpoll WordPress plugin across versions from n/a through 4.0.0 inclusive. Published on 2026-01-08, the issue 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 and scope change.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely without authentication by crafting malicious inputs that are reflected unsanitized in web page responses. Exploitation requires tricking a user into interacting, such as clicking a specially crafted link on a site running the vulnerable Pinpoll plugin. Successful attacks execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context, potentially compromising low-level confidentiality (e.g., stealing session cookies), integrity (e.g., modifying page content), and availability (e.g., disrupting user experience).

Patchstack's database documents this Reflected XSS issue specifically in WordPress Pinpoll plugin version 3.0.22, providing details via their vulnerability entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/pinpoll/vulnerability/wordpress-pinpoll-plugin-3-0-22-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should review this reference for mitigation recommendations, including updating to a patched version beyond 4.0.0 if available.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pinpoll Pinpoll pinpoll allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Pinpoll: from n/a through <= 4.0.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation of an Internet-facing application without authentication.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly requires validation and neutralization of untrusted input before it is reflected into web responses, blocking the CWE-79 XSS payload at its source.

SI-15 Information Output Filtering good match
prevent

Requires filtering of information outputs to remove or encode script content, preventing reflected XSS from executing in the victim's browser context.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection partial match
preventdetect

Provides malicious-code detection and blocking mechanisms that can identify and stop JavaScript payloads delivered via reflected XSS vectors.

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