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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-23891
CVE-2025-23891:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
The WordPress Yet Another Countdown Plugin (YACP) version 1.0.1 and earlier contains a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-23891. The vulnerability was discovered by SOPROBRO and publicly disclosed on January 16, 2025. This security issue affects users with Contributor-level privileges and above (Patchstack).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.5, categorizing it as a Low severity issue. It falls under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection, specifically as a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (Patchstack).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects and advertisements, into the affected website. These injected payloads would be executed when guests visit the site (Patchstack).
Mitigation and workarounds
Currently, no official patch has been released to address this vulnerability. The security issue has been assessed as having a low severity impact and is considered unlikely to be exploited (Patchstack).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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