CVE-2025-53235Network attack vector

Unauthenticated reflected script execution

Published Dec 31, 2025 · Updated Dec 31, 2025

Reflected XSS in Alex Thorpe Easy Social 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in a visitor's browser via crafted links. Neither Patchstack nor the CNA record identifies the affected request parameter or the output statement that reflects it without neutralization. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated attacker to persuade a visitor to open a crafted link, enabling script execution in that visitor's site context.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability0.22%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Reflected XSS in Alex Thorpe Easy Social 1.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute scripts in a visitor's browser via crafted links. Neither Patchstack nor the CNA record identifies the affected request parameter or the output statement that reflects it without neutralization. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated attacker to persuade a visitor to open a crafted link, enabling script execution in that visitor's site context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-53235
Published
Dec 31, 2025
Updated
Dec 31, 2025
Vendor
Alex Thorpe
Product
Easy Social
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-591, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 31, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 31, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=1.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Alex Thorpe · Easy Socialversion=n/a <=1.3

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

What attackers are doing with it

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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
T1059.007Command and Scripting Interpreter: JavaScript

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