Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in Progress Bar Blocks for Gutenberg
CVE-2025-12880
5.4MEDIUM
Key Information:
- Vendor
WordPress
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 11 November 2025
What is CVE-2025-12880?
The Progress Bar Blocks for Gutenberg plugin for WordPress is susceptible to Stored Cross-Site Scripting due to inadequate input sanitization and output escaping during SVG file uploads. This vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Author-level access or higher to execute arbitrary web scripts on user pages accessed via these SVG files, presenting a significant risk for site security.

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Affected Version(s)
Progress Bar Blocks for Gutenberg * <= 1.0.0
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved
Credit
Peerapat Samatathanyakorn