CVE-2025-23705CWE-79cross-site-scripting

CVE-2025-23705

High · published January 1, 2026

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

⚡ A tiny misstep in input handling lets a crafty attacker execute JavaScript in your users' browsers! 😱 Think of your website as a restaurant where customers can customize their orders. If the chef doesn’t double-check the special requests, someone could sneak in an unexpected ingredient that spoils the entire dish, just like how this vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts during page generation. An attacker could easily hijack sessions, steal sensitive information, or redirect users to harmful sites, creating absolute chaos and distrust among your visitors. It’s like a waiter serving the wrong dish, kicking off a food fight at the restaurant!

Put simply

Think of your website as a restaurant where customers can customize their orders. If the chef doesn’t double-check the special requests, someone could sneak in an unexpected ingredient that spoils the entire dish, just like how this vulnerability allows attackers to inject malicious scripts during page generation. This vulnerability in the Zielke Design Project Gallery allows for reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) due to improper neutralization of user input. Essentially, it means that attackers can inject malicious scripts into URLs, which are then executed in the browser of anyone who clicks on them.

What to do

An attacker could easily hijack sessions, steal sensitive information, or redirect users to harmful sites, creating absolute chaos and distrust among your visitors. It’s like a waiter serving the wrong dish, kicking off a food fight at the restaurant! To protect yourself and your users, update Zielke Design Project Gallery to the latest version (greater than 2.5.0) immediately. Additionally, implement input validation and output encoding to ensure user-provided content is handled safely. 🛡️ You've got this! Follow these steps and keep your site safe from sneaky scripts! 🚀

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
2026-01-01T01:15Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 DEC 19:55Z
    WordPress Zielke Design Project Gallery plugin <= 2.5.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
    cvelistv5