CVE-2025-23502
WordPress Curated Search plugin <= 1.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ned Curated Search curated-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through <= 1.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Curated Search plugin <= 1.2 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ned Curated Search curated-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-23502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-5737
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ned Curated Search curated-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
EUVD-2025-5737- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rfwh-qxvm-5m8j
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NotFound Curated Search allows Stored XSS....
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in NotFound Curated Search allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through 1.2.
- Record
GHSA-rfwh-qxvm-5m8j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ned Curated Search curated-search allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Curated Search: from n/a through <= 1.2.
- Record
CVE-2025-23502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-23502 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ned Curated Search, published March 3, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/curated-search/vulnerability/wordpress-curated-search-plugin-1-2-csrf-to-stored-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23502
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rfwh-qxvm-5m8j