Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-23834 is a reflected cross-site scripting issue in the WordPress Links/Problem Reporter plugin. Affected sites could expose visitors or administrators to attacker-controlled script if they interact with a malicious request. The source bundle rates it high, but does not show active exploitation or a named fixed version.
Executive priority
Prioritize this for any public WordPress property using the plugin, especially sites accessed by administrators. It is high severity but not confirmed exploited in the supplied sources, so handle promptly within normal vulnerability SLAs rather than emergency incident response.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-79 improper neutralization during web page generation in RaminMT Links/Problem Reporter, package report-broken-links, affecting versions through 2.6.0. CVSS 3.1 is 7.1 with network access, low complexity, no privileges, required user interaction, and changed scope.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Links/Problem Reporter report-broken-links through version 2.6.0. Publicly reachable sites have higher practical risk because the CVSS vector requires no attacker privileges but does require user interaction.
Exploitation context
The provided sources do not indicate CISA KEV listing or active exploitation. Exploitation would rely on reflected XSS behavior and user interaction, so phishing or malicious links are the main concern. No exploit details should be assumed from the bundle.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse beyond the CVE metadata and Patchstack database reference. The affected range is stated as through 2.6.0, but the bundle does not provide a patch version, proof of exploitation, or detailed vulnerable parameter information.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory WordPress sites for the Links/Problem Reporter plugin.
- Check installed plugin versions and flag anything through 2.6.0.
- Review Patchstack and vendor guidance for a fixed release or official workaround.
- Disable or remove the plugin where no supported safe version is available.
- Warn administrators against following untrusted links to affected sites until remediated.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether report-broken-links is installed on each WordPress instance.
- Compare detected versions against the affected range through 2.6.0.
- Review web logs for unusual traffic to plugin-related reporting pages.
- Verify remediation by confirming the plugin is updated, disabled, or removed.
- Recheck CVE and Patchstack records for newly published fix details.
Public sources used
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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.83.7PatchstackVulnerability scoring details
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7.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.