Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23603

CVE-2025-23603:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the WordPress Group Category Creator plugin versions 1.3.0.3 and below. The vulnerability was discovered by researcher thiennv on October 28, 2024, and was officially published on January 16, 2025, with the identifier CVE-2025-23603. This security flaw stems from improper neutralization of input during web page generation (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a medium severity level. It is classified as an unauthenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection (Patchstack).

Impact

This vulnerability could enable malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into affected websites. These injected scripts would execute when visitors access the compromised site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate the issue by blocking potential attacks until an official fix becomes available. Website administrators are advised to implement these mitigations immediately (Patchstack).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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