CVE-2025-23891 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-23891: WordPress Yet Another Countdown Plugin plugin <= 1.0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Vincent Loy
Product Yet Another Countdown
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 16, 2025
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Vincent Loy Yet Another Countdown yacp allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Yet Another Countdown: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Yet Another Countdown versions 1.0.1 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker with low-level site access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other parts of the site beyond the vulnerable component.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Authenticated users with low privileges can compromise other users' sessions or steal sensitive information via script injection.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level site access (e.g., subscriber account) and the victim must interact with a crafted link or page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 16, 2025 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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