CVE-2025-23621
WordPress Causes – Donation plugin <= 1.0.01 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in algothemes Causes – Donation Plugin causes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Causes – Donation Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.0.01.
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 Causes – Donation plugin <= 1.0.01 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in algothemes Causes – Donation Plugin causes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Causes – Donation Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.0.01.
- Record
CVE-2025-23621- 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-2025-3290
7.1
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in algothemes Causes – Donation Plugin causes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Causes – Donation Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.0.01.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3290- 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-p2hq-q9qc-rf39
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 Causes – Donation Plugin allows Reflected XSS. This issue affects Causes – Donation Plugin: from n/a through 1.0.01.
- Record
GHSA-p2hq-q9qc-rf39- 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 algothemes Causes – Donation Plugin causes allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Causes – Donation Plugin: from n/a through <= 1.0.01.
- Record
CVE-2025-23621- 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-2025-23621 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Algothemes Causes – Donation Plugin, published January 24, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/causes/vulnerability/wordpress-causes-donation-plugin-1-0-01-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23621
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/causes/vulnerability/wordpress-causes-donation-plugin-1-0-01-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-p2hq-q9qc-rf39