PT-2025-16630 · Unknown · Alan Petersen Author Wip Progress Bar

Muhammad Yudha · Published 2025-04-16 · Updated 2025-04-19 · CVE-2025-39516

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar versions n/a through 1.0

Description The issue is related to Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, also known as Cross-site Scripting, which allows DOM-Based XSS. This means that an attacker can inject malicious scripts into the webpage, potentially leading to unauthorized access or control.

Recommendations For versions n/a through 1.0, update to a version that fixes the Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation issue to prevent DOM-Based XSS attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-39516

Affected Products

Alan Petersen Author Wip Progress Bar

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39516 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1913675401106505949 · Twitter Post
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/author-work-in-progress-bar/vulnerability/wordpress-author-wip-progress-bar-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/author-work-in-progress-bar/vulnerability/wordpress-author-wip-progress-bar-1-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note