CVE-2025-23588 WordPress WOW Best CSS Compiler plugin <= 2.0.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in WOW Best CSS Compiler allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via crafted URLs.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-23588?
CVE-2025-23588 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in baonguyenyam WOW Best CSS Compiler, published on 3 Feb 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in baonguyenyam WOW Best CSS Compiler best-css-compiler allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WOW Best CSS Compiler: from n/a through <= 2.0.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23588?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23588?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23588 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-23588 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23588 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9f5-239f-px34.