CVE-2025-23686 WordPress Admin Menu Organizer plugin <= 1.0.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in Admin Menu Organizer allows attackers to inject scripts, potentially leading to code execution in the context of the victim's browser.
- 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-2025-23686?
CVE-2025-23686 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in phpdevca Admin Menu Organizer, published on 22 Jan 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 phpdevca Admin Menu Organizer admin-menu-organizer allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Admin Menu Organizer: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23686?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23686?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23686 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-2025-23686 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23686 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4x5-x848-6pj8.