CVE-2025-23540
📛 CVE Title
WordPress WP Front-end login and register plugin <= 2.1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mohsin Khan WP Front-end login and register wp-front-end-login-and-register allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Front-end login and register: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- Patchstack
- CVSS severity
- HIGH
- CVSS score
- 7.1 / 10
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L- Effective score
- 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-79 - Reserved
- 2025-01-16
- Published
- 2025-01-23 16:20 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-04-28 18:11 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/23xxx/CVE-2025-23540.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2025-23540 — WP Front-end login and register <= 2.1.0 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2025-01-23 16:15:37 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 08:55:12 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.1 / 10 HIGH source: audit@patchstack.com
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L- Exploitability subscore
- 2.8 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 3.7 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0025 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 16.49% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26
NVD / KEV / EPSS data refreshed 2026-07-27 06:35 UTC. Re-run the 🛰 Backfill from NVD button above to refresh.
European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2025-3238 - Assigner
- Patchstack
- Published
- Jan 23, 2025, 3:20:16 PM
- Updated
- Apr 28, 2026, 4:11:12 PM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.1900
- Vendors
- Mohsin khan
- Products
-
WP Front-end login and register (0 ≤2.1.0)WP Front-end login and register (n/a ≤2.1.0)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-5gpr-p9f6-8p74
ENISA description: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mohsin Khan WP Front-end login and register wp-front-end-login-and-register allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Front-end login and register: from n/a through <= 2.1.0.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohsin Khan | WP Front-end login and register |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org
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Web references (0)
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No web references attached yet.
NVD-tagged references (1)
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Indicators (2)
IOCs linked to the auto-promoted Threat row.
| Type | Value | VirusTotal | Attached |
|---|---|---|---|
| domain |
xss.this
|
no local data | 2026-05-18 21:19 UTC |
| cve |
CVE-2025-23540
|
no local data | 2026-06-06 14:02 UTC |
Remediations (15)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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Wordfence remediation: WP Front-end login and registerWordfence
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
2026-06-06 14:02 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-05-22 12:26 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Today is Microsoft's September 2025 Patch Tuesday, which includes security updates for 81 flaws, including two publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
2026-05-22 12:26 UTC -
web:support.servicenow.com
Overview The advisories below document publicly disclosed Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ( CVEs ) in the Now Platform by ServiceNow. Because ServiceNow uses various methods to communicate vulnerability information, patches, and other fixes, customers should review family, security patch , and hotfix release notes, which are available at https://docs.servicenow.com, for a complete list of ...
2026-05-22 12:26 UTC -
web:www.cisa.gov
For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. Organizations should use the KEV catalog as an input to their vulnerability management prioritization framework.
2026-05-22 12:26 UTC -
web:www.tenable.com
Key takeaways: Microsoft's 2025 Patch Tuesday releases addressed 1,130 CVEs . This is the second year in a row where the CVE count was over 1,000. Elevation of Privilege vulnerabilities accounted for 38.3% of all Patch Tuesday vulnerabilities in 2025 , followed by Remote Code Execution flaws at 30.8%. 41 zero-day vulnerabilities were addressed across all Patch Tuesday releases in 2025 , including ...
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:www.bleepingcomputer.com
Microsoft says customers in restricted network environments may encounter Windows Update failures after installing the January 2026 optional non-security preview updates.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
EVALUATE Vendor-Suggested Mitigation with Policy Audit With Qualys Policy Audit's Out-of-the-Box Mitigation or Compensatory Controls, reduce the risk of a vulnerability being exploited because the remediation ( fix / patch ) cannot be done now; these security controls are not recommended by any industry standards, such as CIS, DISA-STIG.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft released its final Patch Tuesday updates of 2025 on December 9, addressing 56 security vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Exchange Server, and other components.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:www.esri.com
Key highlights The ArcGIS Server Security 2025 update 2 is available This patch resolves 10 Medium severity vulnerabilities This security patch is cumulative, and includes fixes provided in the ArcGIS Server Security 2025 update 1.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 374 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that an MOS note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at October 2025 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is addressing 176 vulnerabilities this September 2025 Patch Tuesday, which is a lot. This includes a zero-day denial of service vulnerability in SQL Server.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:www.techrepublic.com
Microsoft's April 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 165 vulnerabilities, including two zero-days, in one of the company's largest monthly security updates.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:krebsonsecurity.com
Microsoft Corp. today issued security updates to fix more than 80 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and software. There are no known "zero-day" or actively exploited vulnerabilities ...
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-05-22 02:42 UTC
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