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CVE-2025-23897VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-23897: Apply with LinkedIn buttons (WordPress plugin) · Cross-site Scripting

Affects Apply with LinkedIn buttons (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 32% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Jan 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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

ProductAffectedFixed in
ivobrett Apply with LinkedIn buttonsAffected
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Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, users should exercise caution with untrusted input and consider applying any available workarounds recommended by the vendor once published.

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ivobrett Apply with LinkedIn buttons apply-with-linkedin-buttons allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Apply with LinkedIn buttons: from n/a through <= 2.3.

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