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CVE-2025-23965: WordPress Kopa Nictitate Toolkit plugin <= 1.0.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in kopatheme Kopa Nictitate Toolkit kopa-nictitate-toolkit allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Kopa Nictitate Toolkit: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

MediumCVSS 6.5Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

This is a stored XSS issue in the WordPress Kopa Nictitate Toolkit plugin through 1.0.2. A lower-privileged user could save unsafe content that later runs in another user’s browser. Business impact is usually account/session exposure, unauthorized actions, or content tampering within affected WordPress sites, not server takeover by itself.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate-priority WordPress plugin risk. Prioritize sites with many editors, customer-facing traffic, or privileged administrators likely to view submitted content. Patch, disable, or formally accept risk after vendor guidance is reviewed.

Technical view

CVE-2025-23965 is CWE-79 improper input neutralization during page generation in kopatheme Kopa Nictitate Toolkit. The CVSS 3.1 score is 6.5 with network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required, changed scope, and low confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is limited to WordPress sites running Kopa Nictitate Toolkit version 1.0.2 or earlier. The source bundle does not provide install prevalence, vulnerable parameters, or a confirmed fixed version.

Exploitation context

The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or other evidence of active exploitation. The stored nature means successful abuse depends on placing malicious content and having another user view the affected page or admin context.

Researcher notes

Public data is sparse. The sources identify stored XSS and CVSS details, but not the vulnerable sink, affected endpoint, exploit availability, or fixed version. Avoid assuming exploitation paths beyond low-privilege stored content reaching another user’s browser.

Mitigation direction

  • Inventory WordPress sites for Kopa Nictitate Toolkit version 1.0.2 or earlier.
  • Check Patchstack and vendor guidance for a patched release or official workaround.
  • Disable or remove the plugin if it is not business-critical.
  • Restrict WordPress accounts that can create or edit plugin-managed content.
  • Monitor affected sites for suspicious script injection or unexpected content changes.

Validation and detection

  • Confirm whether the plugin is installed and record its exact version.
  • Review WordPress roles with permission to create or modify relevant content.
  • Check vendor or Patchstack records for updated remediation status.
  • Review recent content changes for unexpected scripts or encoded markup.
  • Verify compensating controls do not rely on unconfirmed vulnerability details.
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Confidence
medium
Sources
3

Public sources used

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Potential ATT&CK relevance

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CWE-79: User-session and phishing behavior lookup

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.5 (3.1)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
3Timeline events
1ADP providers
2Source links

SSVC decision data

CISA-ADPCISA Coordinator
Timestamp
Version
2.0.3
Exploitation: noneAutomatable: noTechnical Impact: partial

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

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ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
6.5CVSS 3.1MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L2.33.7Patchstack

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.1 score

6.5Medium
CVSS 3.1 vector shape for CVE-2025-23965Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Vulnerability timeline

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ADP provider summaries

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Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
kopathemeKopa Nictitate Toolkitkopa-nictitate-toolkit, 0unaffected
Weakness

CWE details

CWE-79

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