CVE-2025-23657Network attack vector

Browser script execution via reflected input

Published Feb 14, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026

Reflected XSS in RusAlex WordPress-to-candidate for Salesforce CRM 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script via crafted input. Patchstack has not published the affected parameter or the code path that returns unneutralized input in generated pages. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a crafted request, after which the injected script runs in that victim's browser context and can read or modify page data.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in RusAlex WordPress-to-candidate for Salesforce CRM 1.0.1 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute script via crafted input. Patchstack has not published the affected parameter or the code path that returns unneutralized input in generated pages. Exploitation requires a victim to follow a crafted request, after which the injected script runs in that victim's browser context and can read or modify page data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23657
Published
Feb 14, 2025
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
RusAlex
Product
WordPress-to-candidate for Salesforce CRM
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 14, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.0.1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

RusAlex · WordPress-to-candidate for Salesforce CRMversion=0 <=1.0.1

Published CVSS scores

7.1PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-591Reflected XSS
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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