PT-2025-5174 · Unknown · Yet Another Countdown

Soprobro · Published 2025-01-16 · Updated 2025-01-16 · CVE-2025-23891

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 Yet Another Countdown versions n/a through 1.0.1

Description The issue is related to improper neutralization of input during web page generation, which allows for DOM-Based XSS. This means that an attacker could potentially inject malicious scripts into the website, affecting users' sessions.

Recommendations For versions n/a through 1.0.1, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling any functionality that generates web pages based on user input until a patch is available. Restrict access to sensitive areas of the website to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using user-supplied input in the affected web page generation functionality until the issue is resolved. 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-2025-23891

Affected Products

Yet Another Countdown

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23891 · Security Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/yacp/vulnerability/wordpress-yet-another-countdown-plugin-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/yacp/vulnerability/wordpress-yet-another-countdown-plugin-plugin-1-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1880020010078249187 · Twitter Post