CVE-2025-23975: WordPress Botnet Attack Blocker plugin <= 2.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-02-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cheesefather Botnet Attack Blocker botnet-attack-blocker allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Botnet Attack Blocker: from n/a through <= 2.0.0.

Affected products

cheesefather Botnet Attack Blocker: through 2.0.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/botnet-attack-blocker/vulnerability/wordpress-botnet-attack-blocker-plugin-2-0-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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