Councilsoft Content Grid Slider Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Councilsoft Content Grid Slider Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-68879. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Councilsoft Content Grid Slider Plugin up to 1.5 on WordPress. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Councilsoft Content Grid Slider allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Content Grid Slider: from n/a through 1.5.

The weakness was published by Nguyen Xuan Chien. The advisory is shared for download at vdp.patchstack.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-68879 since 12/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-205613). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

12/24/2025 CVE reserved
12/29/2025 +5 days Advisory disclosed
12/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/30/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vdp.patchstack.com
Researcher: Nguyen Xuan Chien
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-68879 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68879
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-338680
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/29/2025 17:51
Updated: 12/30/2025 06:24
Changes: 12/29/2025 17:51 (65), 12/30/2025 06:24 (1)
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