CVE-2025-23570: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links wp-social-links allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Social Links: from n/a through <= 0.3.1.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links plugin versions up to 0.3.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that are reflected back to users, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the affected web application context. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges and requires user interaction. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, reflecting high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser session when they interact with a crafted link or input. This may lead to limited disclosure of sensitive information, manipulation of web content, or disruption of service. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the affected WP Social Links plugin versions or apply any available temporary mitigations recommended by the vendor. Avoid clicking on suspicious links that may exploit this reflected XSS vulnerability.
CVE-2025-23570: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') in Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links wp-social-links allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Social Links: from n/a through <= 0.3.1.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The Mitchell Bundy WP Social Links plugin versions up to 0.3.1 contain a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability due to improper input neutralization during web page generation. This flaw allows attackers to inject malicious scripts that are reflected back to users, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or data exposure within the affected web application context. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without privileges and requires user interaction. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1, reflecting high severity with impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser session when they interact with a crafted link or input. This may lead to limited disclosure of sensitive information, manipulation of web content, or disruption of service. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, users should consider disabling or removing the affected WP Social Links plugin versions or apply any available temporary mitigations recommended by the vendor. Avoid clicking on suspicious links that may exploit this reflected XSS vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-16T11:26:20.969Z
- Cvss Version
- null
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69cd7639e6bfc5ba1df0a909
Added to database: 4/1/2026, 7:47:05 PM
Last enriched: 5/1/2026, 8:17:38 AM
Last updated: 5/21/2026, 8:00:44 PM
Views: 29
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