CVE-2025-23836 WordPress Custom Coming Soon Plugin <= 2.2 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Reflected XSS in Custom Coming Soon plugin allows attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers.
- 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-2025-23836?
CVE-2025-23836 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in SuryaBhan Custom Coming Soon, published on 23 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 SuryaBhan Custom Coming Soon custom-coming-soon allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Custom Coming Soon: from n/a through <= 2.2.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23836?
How do I fix CVE-2025-23836?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23836 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-2025-23836 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23836 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j68x-c8h9-87f5.