CVE-2026-25018
Published: 25 March 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-25018 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 11.8th 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).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
SI-10 mandates validation of system inputs, directly preventing the improper neutralization of user input that enables reflected XSS in the NaturaLife Extensions plugin.
SI-15 requires filtering of information outputs, comprehensively addressing the failure to neutralize input during web page generation for XSS exploitation.
SI-2 ensures timely identification, reporting, and remediation of flaws like CVE-2026-25018 through patching to a non-vulnerable version of the plugin.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS directly enables injection/execution of arbitrary JS in the victim's browser (facilitating session hijacking via T1185) when a crafted malicious link is clicked (T1204.001).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in stmcan NaturaLife Extensions naturalife-extensions allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects NaturaLife Extensions: from n/a through <= 2.1.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2026-25018 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the NaturaLife Extensions WordPress plugin (naturalife-extensions) developed by stmcan. The issue impacts all versions from n/a through 2.1 inclusive, as documented in the CVE published on 2026-03-25.
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 network accessibility, low attack complexity, no required privileges, and user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Remote attackers without authentication can exploit it to inject and execute arbitrary scripts in users' browsers, achieving low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a changed scope.
Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/naturalife-extensions/vulnerability/wordpress-naturalife-extensions-plugin-2-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details the reflected XSS in the plugin up to version 2.1, recommending mitigation through updating to a non-vulnerable version.
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