CVE-2025-14555
Countdown Timer - Widget Countdown <= 2.7.7 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via Shortcode
CVSS Score
6.4
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
The Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wpdevart_countdown' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 2.7.7 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
| CWE | CWE-79 |
| Vendor | wpdevart |
| Product | countdown timer – widget countdown |
| Published | Jan 10, 2026 |
| Last Updated | Apr 8, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Affected Versions
wpdevart / Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown
0 ≤ 2.7.7
References
wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/ee84c720-7997-4c09-a2f9-5e1a28bd1100?source=cve plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L167 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L48 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/trunk/includes/front_end.php#L30 plugins.trac.wordpress.org: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3425959/
Credits
Muhammad Yudha - DJ