CVE-2026-16495
CVE-2026-16495 · Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_url' Shortcode Attribute
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The Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_url' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
CVSS 6.4 · Medium · EPSS 0.2%
- Published
- Updated
Affected products and versions
countdown timer – widget countdown
- Versions
- ≥ 3.0.0, ≤ 3.0.1: Affected (semver)
No fix published