XSS in Pflonk Sidebar-content From Shortcode
CVE-2025-23642
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in pflonk Sidebar-Content from Shortcode sidebar-content-from-shortcode allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Sidebar-Content from Shortco…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.003 (25.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Pflonk Sidebar-content From Shortcode — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- audit@patchstack.com (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-23642?
- CVE-2025-23642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pflonk Sidebar-content From Shortcode, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-16.
- How severe is CVE-2025-23642?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-23642 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.