CVE-2025-24617 WordPress AcyMailing Plugin < 9.11.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Attackers can execute arbitrary scripts in victim browsers via reflected XSS in the AcyMailing WordPress plugin, potentially leading to session hijacking.
- 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-2025-24617?
CVE-2025-24617 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in AcyMailing SMTP Newsletter, published on 14 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 AcyMailing Newsletter Team AcyMailing SMTP Newsletter acymailing allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects AcyMailing SMTP Newsletter: from n/a through < 9.11.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24617?
How do I fix CVE-2025-24617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24617 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-2025-24617 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24617 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vcg5-2qf3-89wc.