CVE-2025-23565: Wibstats (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting
Affects Wibstats (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 3 Mar 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Taylor Wibstats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the Wibstats plugin if feasible, or apply web application firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block reflected XSS attempts targeting this plugin. Monitor vendor channels for updates or patches.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Chris Taylor Wibstats wibstats-statistics-for-wordpress-mu allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Wibstats: from n/a through <= 0.5.5.