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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23740
CVE-2025-23740:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the Easy School Registration WordPress plugin affecting versions up to and including 3.9.8. The vulnerability was discovered on January 16, 2025, and was assigned CVE-2025-23740 (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue with a CVSS score of 6.1 (Medium). It specifically involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing for reflected XSS attacks. The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers (Wordfence).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected 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 (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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