CVE-2025-23960 WordPress Save & Import Image from URL Plugin <= 0.7 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the victim's browser via reflected XSS in the Save & Import Image from URL plugin.

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-2025-23960?

CVE-2025-23960 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in basteln3rk Save & Import Image from URL, 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 basteln3rk Save & Import Image from URL save-import-image-from-url allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Save & Import Image from URL: from n/a through <= 0.7.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23960?

How do I fix CVE-2025-23960?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23960 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-2025-23960 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23960 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hpj4-3cr2-2hjr.

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