CVE-2025-23616 HIGH

CVE-2025-23616: WordPress Canalplan plugin <= 5.31 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Steve
Product Canalplan
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 3, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Steve Canalplan canalplan-ac allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Canalplan: from n/a through <= 5.31.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Canalplan versions 5.31 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. An attacker can craft a malicious link that, when visited by a site user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the integrity and confidentiality of the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in users' browsers when they visit a crafted link.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting malicious links could have sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see defaced content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site user must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page that triggers the vulnerability.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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