CVE-2025-23718 HIGH

CVE-2025-23718: WordPress Mancx AskMe Widget plugin <= 0.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Mancx
Product Mancx AskMe Widget
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published March 3, 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 mancx Mancx AskMe Widget mancx-askme-widget allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Mancx AskMe Widget: from n/a through <= 0.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The Mancx AskMe Widget versions 0.3 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the widget. An attacker can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by a site visitor, executes arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the widget interface.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers through the widget.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors using the widget may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see malicious content injected into the widget interface.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site visitor 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

Related vulnerabilities

08Related CVE