CVE-2025-23986 HIGH

CVE-2025-23986: WordPress Tiki Time theme <= 1.3 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Fyrewurks

Product Tiki Time

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published May 19, 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 fyrewurks Tiki Time allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Tiki Time: from n/a through 1.3.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Tiki Time versions up to 1.3 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction—victims must visit a crafted link or page. When exploited, the injected code can affect multiple users and compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that execute in users' browsers when they visit a crafted page.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users visiting crafted links could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or site data modified.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

No authentication required. Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

May 19, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23986 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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