CVE-2025-23489: WordPress WP-Announcements plugin <= 1.8 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

7.1 CVSS

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Brian Messenlehner of WebDevStudios WP-Announcements allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP-Announcements: from n/a through 1.8.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-23489

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.1

Affected Products

Vendor: Brian Messenlehner of WebDevStudios

Product: WP-Announcements

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 11.7% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-19 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-announcements/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-announcements-plugin-1-8-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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