CVE-2025-68977 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68977: WordPress DesignThemes Portfolio Addon plugin <= 1.5 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Designthemes
Product DesignThemes Portfolio Addon
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published December 30, 2025
Last update April 28, 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 designthemes DesignThemes Portfolio Addon designthemes-portfolio-addon allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects DesignThemes Portfolio Addon: from n/a through <= 1.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

The DesignThemes Portfolio Addon contains a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in versions up to 1.5. An authenticated user with low privileges can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browsers of other users viewing affected content. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect multiple users across the site.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers when they view the affected content.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Site visitors may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites when viewing affected portfolio content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege user account and the victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

December 30, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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