CVE-2025-30638 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-30638: WordPress Powie's Uptime Robot plugin <= 0.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Vendor Powiet
Product Powie's Uptime Robot
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 6, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

5.9/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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 PowieT Powie's Uptime Robot powies-uptime-robot allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Powie's Uptime Robot: from n/a through <= 0.9.7.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Powie's Uptime Robot versions 0.9.7 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An authenticated user with high privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they visit affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the application.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data, modify content, or disrupt the application.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Administrators with high privileges could be tricked into visiting malicious links, compromising user data or site integrity.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have high-level administrative privileges and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 6, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated