Vulnerability · Published Apr 16, 2025 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2025-39516WordPress Author WIP Progress Bar plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Author WIP Progress Bar from Alan Petersen. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar author-work-in-progress-bar allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Author WIP Progress Bar: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alan Petersen | Author WIP Progress Bar | 0 – through 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L