CVE-2025-23848Network attack vector

Stored XSS via forged settings update

Published Jan 16, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026

Cross-site request forgery in Hotspots Analytics 4.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject stored web scripts. A settings-update function fails to validate a WordPress nonce, so a forged request saves attacker-controlled script content. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a crafted action; the stored script subsequently executes in a visitor's browser under the affected site's origin.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Cross-site request forgery in Hotspots Analytics 4.0.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to inject stored web scripts. A settings-update function fails to validate a WordPress nonce, so a forged request saves attacker-controlled script content. Exploitation requires an administrator to perform a crafted action; the stored script subsequently executes in a visitor's browser under the affected site's origin.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-23848
Published
Jan 16, 2025
Updated
May 11, 2026
Vendor
Daniel Powney
Product
Hotspots Analytics
Classifications
CWE-352, CAPEC-592
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 16, 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 <=4.0.12

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Daniel Powney · Hotspots Analyticsversion=0 <=4.0.12

Published CVSS scores

6.1WordfenceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
CAPEC-592Stored XSS

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