CVE-2025-23835

WordPress Legal + Plugin <= 1.0 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Jan 23, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jmraya Legal + legal-plus allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Legal +: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The vulnerability is a Reflected Cross‑Site Scripting flaw caused by improper input neutralization during web page generation in the Legal + plugin. When user input is reflected back in the browser without adequate sanitization, malicious JavaScript can execute in the victim’s browser context. This exposure can lead to cookie theft, session hijacking, or defacement of the web page, thereby compromising the confidentiality and integrity of user sessions. The weakness is identified as CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

The plugin jmraya Legal + is affected for all releases from the initial version up to and including version 1.0. Any WordPress installation running any version of Legal + through 1.0 is vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 7.1, the flaw has moderate to high severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates that exploitation is unlikely to be widespread, and the issue is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The attack vector is inferred to be remote, via a malicious URL or link that includes crafted query parameters or form input that is reflected by the plugin. Any authenticated or unauthenticated user who navigates to the vulnerable endpoint could be targeted, making this a broad‑scope client‑side threat that does not require elevated privileges.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Legal + plugin to the latest version that contains the XSS fix.
  • If an update is not immediately available, disable or remove the Legal + plugin from the site to eliminate the vulnerability.
  • Deploy or configure a web application firewall to detect and block malicious script payloads targeting the plugin’s input fields.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 19:08 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3464 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Legal + allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Legal +: from n/a through 1.0.
History
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Legal + allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Legal +: from n/a through 1.0. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jmraya Legal + legal-plus allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Legal +: from n/a through <= 1.0.
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'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound Legal + allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Legal +: from n/a through 1.0.
Title WordPress Legal + Plugin <= 1.0 - 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'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
Apr 28, 2026, 4:11 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2025, 11:30 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 23, 2025, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:57 AM