CVE-2025-39516: WordPress Author WIP Progress Bar plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-04-16 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar author-work-in-progress-bar allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Author WIP Progress Bar: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Affected products

Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar: through 1.0

References

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

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