CVE-2025-23898

WordPress Apply with LinkedIn buttons plugin <= 2.3 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

7.1 High

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in ivobrett Apply with LinkedIn buttons apply-with-linkedin-buttons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Apply with LinkedIn buttons: from n/a through <= 2.3.

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

0.21%Up 0.2 points since Jan 17, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

WordPress Apply with LinkedIn buttons plugin <= 2.3 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-23898
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS: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-2025-3516 7.1

Record: EUVD-2025-3516
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x36g-qxg4-9gm6 7.1

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ivo Brett – ApplyMetrics Apply with LinkedIn...

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Ivo Brett – ApplyMetrics Apply with LinkedIn buttons allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Apply with LinkedIn buttons: from n/a through 2.3.

Record: GHSA-x36g-qxg4-9gm6
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS: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 7.1

Record: CVE-2025-23898
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS: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

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-2025-23898 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ivo Brett – Applymetrics Apply With Linkedin Buttons, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.21%, the 11th percentile. No source names a fixed version.