CVE-2025-12661
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Publication date: 2025-11-21

Last updated on: 2025-11-21

Assigner: Wordfence

Description
The Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'height' parameter in the 'pollcaster' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 1.0. This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

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Published
2025-11-21
Last Modified
2025-11-21
Generated
2026-07-06
AI Q&A
2025-11-21
EPSS Evaluated
2026-07-05
NVD
CVE-2025-12661
EUVD
EUVD-2025-198400

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pollcaster shortcode_plugin *

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CWE ID Description
CWE-79 The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue in the Pollcaster Shortcode Plugin for WordPress. It occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape user input in the 'height' parameter of the 'pollcaster' shortcode. Authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher can inject malicious scripts that are stored and executed whenever someone views the affected page.

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability can allow attackers with contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into web pages. These scripts can execute in the browsers of users who visit the infected pages, potentially leading to theft of user credentials, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions that compromise user security and site integrity.

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