CVE-2025-12668
BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-11-11
Last updated on: 2025-11-12
Assigner: Wordfence
Description
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| sitedin | wp_count_down_timer | 1.0.1 |
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Exploitability
| 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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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
The WP Count Down Timer plugin for WordPress has a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in its 'wp_countdown_timer' shortcode parameters. This occurs because the plugin does not properly sanitize or escape input, allowing authenticated users with Contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts. These scripts execute whenever any user views the affected page.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
This vulnerability can allow attackers with Contributor-level access to inject malicious scripts into web pages, which will execute in the browsers of users who visit those pages. This can lead to theft of user data, session hijacking, defacement, or other malicious actions impacting the website's users and integrity.