CVE-2025-23506
WordPress WP IMAP Auth plugin <= 4.0.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in imsoftware WP IMAP Auth wp-imap-authentication allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP IMAP Auth: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
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
7.1
WordPress WP IMAP Auth plugin <= 4.0.1 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in imsoftware WP IMAP Auth wp-imap-authentication allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP IMAP Auth: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23506- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-3216
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in imsoftware WP IMAP Auth wp-imap-authentication allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP IMAP Auth: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3216- 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-qjmq-8gw8-9273
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in NotFound WP IMAP Auth allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects WP IMAP Auth: from n/a through 4.0.1.
- Record
GHSA-qjmq-8gw8-9273- 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-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in imsoftware WP IMAP Auth wp-imap-authentication allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP IMAP Auth: from n/a through <= 4.0.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23506- 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-79
- 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-2025-23506 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Imsoftware Wp Imap Auth, published January 22, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-imap-authentication/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-imap-auth-plugin-4-0-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23506
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-imap-authentication/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-imap-auth-plugin-4-0-1-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-qjmq-8gw8-9273