{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23502 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2025-23502 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ned Curated Search, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2025-23502 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2025-23502 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Ned Curated Search, published on 3 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23502 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Ned Curated Search. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23502/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23502/index.md)","id":"CVE-2025-23502","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23502/index.md","name":"CVE-2025-23502","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-rfwh-qxvm-5m8j"],"analysis":{"component_type":"cms_plugin","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution","account_takeover"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"WordPress plugin","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A CSRF vulnerability in the Curated Search WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"xss"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Patchstack","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":7.1,"severity":"high","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-352","name":"Cross-Site Request Forgery"}],"description":"Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ned Curated Search curated-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through \u003c= 1.2.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"WordPress Curated Search plugin \u003c= 1.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-23502","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"xss","year":"2025"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"WordPress Customizable Captcha and Contact us plugin \u003c= 1.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability","id":"CVE-2025-23503"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Cross-site scripting in Cookie Consent \u0026 Autoblock for GDPR/CCPA","id":"CVE-2025-23501"},"products":["Curated Search"],"published":"2025-03-03","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"total"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-04-28","vendors":["Ned"]},"summary":"A CSRF vulnerability in the Curated Search WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, leading to stored XSS and potential account takeover.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-23502/"}