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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-62948
CVE-2025-62948:
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Date Counter plugin versions 2.0.3 and below. The vulnerability was identified and reported by Muhammad Yudha - DJ on October 11, 2025, and was subsequently assigned CVE-2025-62948. The vulnerability affects users with Contributor-level privileges or higher (Wordfence Intel).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 6.4-6.5, indicating a medium severity level. This is classified as an authenticated stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability, falling under the OWASP Top 10 category A3: Injection (Patchstack Database).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject harmful scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when visitors access the affected site (Patchstack Database).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of October 29, 2025, no official fix has been released for this vulnerability. The issue remains unpatched in the Date Counter plugin (Wordfence Intel).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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