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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-1328

CVE-2025-1328: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The Typed JS WordPress plugin (versions <= 1.2.0), a typewriter style animation plugin, was identified with a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. The vulnerability was discovered by Peter Thaleikis and was publicly disclosed on February 19, 2025. Following the discovery, the plugin was temporarily closed pending a full security review (Wordfence Intel, WordPress Plugin).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.4 (Medium severity). The issue was identified in the typespeed parameter implementation, allowing for potential stored cross-site scripting attacks (Wordfence Intel).

Impact

The vulnerability could allow authenticated users with contributor-level access or higher to inject malicious scripts into the website, which could then be executed in visitors' browsers when they view affected pages (Wordfence Intel).

Mitigation and workarounds

The plugin has been temporarily closed and removed from the WordPress plugin repository as of February 19, 2025, pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a patched version becomes available (WordPress Plugin).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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