CVE-2025-14555
MEDIUM
6.4
CVSS 3.1
Description
The Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpdevart_countdown' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 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.
Affected WordPress components
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Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown Plugin · widget-countdownUp to and including 2.7.7View on WordPress.org
A confirmed match is backed by the plugin or theme slug. A possible match is based on the product name only and should be verified.
Affected products and versions
- wpdevart Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown — Up to and including 2.7.7
References
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L167
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L30
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L48
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3425959/
- www.wordfence.com https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee84c720-7997-4c09-a2f9-5e1a28bd1100?source=cve
- nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record