CVE-2025-23673

Description

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dkukral Email on Publish email-on-publish allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Email on Publish: from n/a through <= 1.5.

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-352
Reserved: 2025-01-16
Published: 2025-01-16 21:06 UTC
Last updated: 2026-04-28 18:11 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2025/23xxx/CVE-2025-23673.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2025-23673 — Email on Publish <= 1.5 - Cross-Site Request Forgery to Stored Cross-Site Scripting

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NVD published: 2025-01-16 20:15:43 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-06-17 08:56:16 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: 0.0017 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
EPSS percentile: 6.90% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-26

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2025-3332
Assigner: Patchstack
Published: Jan 16, 2025, 8:06:38 PM
Updated: Apr 28, 2026, 4:11:16 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: 0.0700
Vendors: dkukral, Don Kukral
Products: Email on Publish (n/a ≤1.5)

Email on Publish (0 ≤1.5)
Aliases: GHSA-8hx5-2vmj-gpf3

ENISA description: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in dkukral Email on Publish email-on-publish allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Email on Publish: from n/a through <= 1.5.

EUVD references (1)

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/email-on-publish/vulnerability/wordpress-email-on-publish-plugin-1-5-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
dkukral	Email on Publish	`0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/email-on-publish/vulnerability/wordpress-email-on-publish-plugin-1-5-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/email-on-publish/vulnerability/wordpress-email-on-publish-plugin-1-5-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry

Web references (0)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (1)

Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/email-on-publish/vulnerability/wordpress-email-on-publish-plugin-1-5-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve audit@patchstack.com

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-2025-23673`	no local data	2026-06-06 14:00 UTC

Remediations (16)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

Wordfence remediation: Email on Publish

Wordfence

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 14:00 UTC
Microsoft Patch Tuesday - October 2025 - Lansweeper

web:www.lansweeper.com

The October 2025 edition of Patch Tuesday brings us 173 new fixes, with 9 rated as critical, 3 of which are actively exploited. We've listed the most important changes below. Windows Agere Modem Driver Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVE - 2025 -24990 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability that has been actively exploited.

2026-05-22 12:29 UTC
Android Security Bulletins - Android Open Source Project

web:source.android.com

This Section contains the available Android Security Bulletins, which provide fixes for possible issues affecting Android devices.

2026-05-22 12:29 UTC
Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Security Update to Mitigate ... - CISA

web:www.cisa.gov

Updated October 29, 2025 : CISA has updated this Alert to include revised information on vulnerable product identification, potential threat activity detections, and additional resources. Microsoft released an update to address a critical remote code execution vulnerability impacting Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) in Windows Server (2012, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025 ), CVE - 2025 -59287

2026-05-22 12:29 UTC
Patch Tuesday - November 2025 - Rapid7

web:www.rapid7.com

Microsoft is publishing 66 new vulnerabilities today, which is far fewer than we've come to expect in recent months. However, the lone zero-day vulnerability this month demands attention.

2026-05-22 12:29 UTC
Microsoft's January 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 157 CVEs ... - Tenable

web:www.tenable.com

Microsoft addresses 157 CVEs in the first Patch Tuesday release of 2025 and the largest Patch Tuesday update ever with three CVEs exploited in the wild, and five CVEs publicly disclosed prior to patches being made available.

2026-05-22 12:29 UTC
Microsoft and Adobe Patch Tuesday, September 2025 Security Update ...

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 03:55 UTC
Patch Tuesday - Lansweeper

web:www.lansweeper.com

Lansweeper gives you the latest news and reports about Microsoft patch tuesday updates. Detect outdated versions in your IT network and start patching them

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Windows 11 KB5074109, KB5073455 January 2026 Patch Tuesday ... - Neowin

web:www.neowin.net

Microsoft has released Patch Tuesday updates for Windows 11 KB5074109, KB5073455 for January 2026. Here's what's included.

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2025

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 03:55 UTC
February's Patch Tuesday release fixes 59 flaws ... - Computerworld

web:www.computerworld.com

Each month, the team at Readiness analyzes the latest Patch Tuesday updates from Microsoft and provides detailed, actionable testing guidance. The company's Patch Tuesday release for February ...

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Microsoft December 2025 Patch Tuesday - 56 Vulnerabilities Fixed ...

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 03:55 UTC
Microsoft September 2025 Patch Tuesday - 81 Vulnerabilities ... - GBHackers

web:gbhackers.com

Microsoft has released its September 2025 Patch Tuesday update, addressing a total of 81 security vulnerabilities across its product portfolio.

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com

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2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance Software, Secure ...

web:sec.cloudapps.cisco.com

A vulnerability in the web services of Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software, Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) Software, Cisco IOS Software, Cisco IOS XE Software, and Cisco IOS XR Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker (Cisco ASA and FTD Software) or authenticated, remote attacker (Cisco IOS, IOS XE, and IOS XR Software) with low user ...

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC
Windows Server emergency patches fix WSUS bug with PoC exploit

web:www.bleepingcomputer.com

Microsoft has released out-of-band (OOB) security updates to patch a critical-severity Windows Server Update Service (WSUS) vulnerability with publicly available proof-of-concept exploit code.

2026-05-22 03:55 UTC

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2025-23673.json.

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