CVE-2025-23988 HIGH

CVE-2025-23988: WordPress ghostwriter theme <= 1.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Bruno Cavalcante

Product Ghostwriter

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 Bruno Cavalcante Ghostwriter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Ghostwriter: from n/a through 1.4.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ghostwriter versions up to 1.4 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 other users and the site itself, potentially stealing session data or modifying page content.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in victims' browsers and affects other users on the site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site could have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see modified content if they click a malicious link.

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-2025-23988 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html

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