CVE-2025-23896

WordPress Mindmeister Shortcode plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in thom4 Mindmeister Shortcode mindmeister-shortcode allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Mindmeister Shortcode: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.38%Up 0.3 points since Jan 17, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress Mindmeister Shortcode plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-23896
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-3514 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-3514
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pvf7-f7pm-7w6v 6.5

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

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Oncle Tom Mindmeister Shortcode allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Mindmeister Shortcode: from n/a through 1.0.

Record: GHSA-pvf7-f7pm-7w6v
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-23896
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-23896 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Oncle Tom Mindmeister Shortcode, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.