CVE-2025-23705 HIGH

CVE-2025-23705: WordPress Zielke Design Project Gallery plugin <= 2.5.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Terry Zielke
Product Zielke Design Project Gallery
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 31, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

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 Terry Zielke Zielke Design Project Gallery zielke-design-project-gallery allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Zielke Design Project Gallery: from n/a through <= 2.5.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Zielke Design Project Gallery versions 2.5.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in visitors' browsers when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction—a victim must visit a crafted link or page. Successful exploitation can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or malware distribution.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers to steal sessions, credentials, or redirect users.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites without your knowledge.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must visit a malicious link or page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 31, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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