CVE-2025-23458CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-23458

High · published December 30, 2025

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
7.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A simple user input can morph into a dangerous attack! This Reflected XSS vulnerability in Rakessh Ads24 Lite lets attackers run malicious scripts in unsuspecting users' browsers. 🔥 Think of it like an unfiltered suggestion box at a restaurant. If the staff doesn't check what goes in, a prankster could slip in a funny note that distracts customers right at the peak dinner rush! An attacker could hijack your users' sessions, steal sensitive data, or redirect them to malicious sites, all while pretending to be your trusted website. It’s like inviting someone in who then throws a party without your permission. Absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it like an unfiltered suggestion box at a restaurant. If the staff doesn't check what goes in, a prankster could slip in a funny note that distracts customers right at the peak dinner rush! This vulnerability arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation, allowing an attacker to inject malicious scripts into a web page that gets executed in the user's browser.

What to do

An attacker could hijack your users' sessions, steal sensitive data, or redirect them to malicious sites, all while pretending to be your trusted website. It’s like inviting someone in who then throws a party without your permission. Absolutely devastating! Update Ads24 Lite to the latest version (greater than 1.0) to patch this vulnerability. Implement input validation and sanitization practices to ensure that user-generated content is properly handled and secured. You've got this! Follow these steps, and you'll be on your way to securing your site like a pro. 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00178 · 7.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2025-12-30T05:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 DEC 23:32Z
    WordPress Ads24 Lite plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5