CVE-2025-0629 Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message <= 1.1.2 - Admin+ Stored XSS
Admin users can inject malicious scripts via unsanitized settings in the Coronavirus Notice Message plugin, bypassing multisite restrictions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-0629?
CVE-2025-0629 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message, published on 11 Mar 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) Notice Message WordPress plugin through 1.1.2 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup).
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-0629?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gallagherwebsitedesign Coronavirus \(Covid-19\) Notice Message.
How do I fix CVE-2025-0629?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-0629 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-0629 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-0629 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q6qg-c79q-f6q2.