CVE-2025-27002 WordPress CountDown With Image or Video Background plugin <= 1.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
An attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in the context of other users' browsers via reflected XSS in the CountDown With Image or Video Background plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-27002?
CVE-2025-27002 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LambertGroup CountDown With Image or Video Background, published on 8 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup CountDown With Image or Video Background countdown-with-background allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects CountDown With Image or Video Background: from n/a through <= 1.5.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27002?
How do I fix CVE-2025-27002?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27002 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-2025-27002 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27002 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vrh4-gx3w-4rrg.