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CVE-2025-23994:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-23994 is a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in Estatebud - Properties & Listings WordPress plugin versions up to and including 5.5.0. The vulnerability was reported on December 17, 2024, and publicly disclosed on January 20, 2025 (CISA Bulletin, Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability combined with Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). It has been assigned a CVSS score of 7.1, indicating a moderate to high severity level. The vulnerability allows for improper neutralization of input during web page generation (CISA Bulletin).
Impact
This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to force higher privileged users to execute unwanted actions under their current authentication. The impact is particularly concerning as it involves stored XSS, which means the malicious payload persists in the target system (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of the disclosure date, no official fix is available for this vulnerability. The software is considered abandoned as it hasn't been updated for over a year. The recommended mitigation strategy is to remove and replace the software with an alternative solution (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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