Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message WordPress Plugin
CVE-2025-0629

4.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
WordPress
Status
Coronavirus (covid-19) Notice Message
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 March 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message WordPress plugin, in versions up to 1.1.2, has a significant security flaw where it fails to properly sanitize and escape certain settings. This oversight may enable users with high privileges, such as administrators, to execute Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attacks. Even in environments where the unfiltered_html capability is restricted, such as multisite setups, this vulnerability can be exploited to inject malicious scripts, leading to potential data compromise and manipulation.

Affected Version(s)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message 0 <= 1.1.2

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2025-0629 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/39c36d6d-5522-422b-b890-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Bob Matyas
WPScan
.