Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in brainpulse Page Health-O-Meter page-health-o-meter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through <= 2.0.
Published: 2025-03-03
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation that allows a reflected XSS flaw. An attacker can embed malicious JavaScript into a response that echoes user data, and the script will run in the context of any user who visits the crafted URL. This is a classic CWE‑79 weakness and can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of user data, including session hijacking and data theft.

Affected Systems

The affected product is the WordPress plugin Page Health‑O‑Meter from the vendor brainpulse. All releases from the first version through 2.0 are vulnerable, so any site running the plugin in this version range must be verified and upgraded if necessary.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 signals a high‑risk vulnerability, and the EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a presently low probability of exploitation. Based on the description, it is inferred that the likely attack vector requires an attacker to entice a user to visit a crafted URL or submit a malicious form containing the payload. While the flaw is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, its presence in a widely‑used WordPress plugin raises concern if an exploit surface is misused.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 03:58 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Page Health‑O‑Meter plugin to the latest non‑vulnerable version
  • If an update is not immediately available, delete or disable the plugin until a fix is released to prevent any reflected XSS execution
  • Deploy a web application firewall rule that blocks common XSS payloads targeting the plugin’s input parameters

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 03:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-5706 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Page Health-O-Meter allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through 2.0.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Page Health-O-Meter allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through 2.0. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in brainpulse Page Health-O-Meter page-health-o-meter allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through <= 2.0.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 03 Mar 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Page Health-O-Meter allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Page Health-O-Meter: from n/a through 2.0.
Title WordPress Page Health-O-Meter plugin <= 2.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:14.342Z

Reserved: 2025-01-16T11:26:45.456Z

Link: CVE-2025-23595

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Updated: 2025-03-03T15:56:05.542Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-03-03T14:15:43.580

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:24:06.953

Link: CVE-2025-23595

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-02T04:00:13Z

Weaknesses