CVE-2025-30638 WordPress Powie's Uptime Robot plugin <= 0.9.7 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the Powie's Uptime Robot plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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-2025-30638?
CVE-2025-30638 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in PowieT Powie's Uptime Robot, published on 6 Jun 2025. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, 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 PowieT Powie's Uptime Robot powies-uptime-robot allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Powie's Uptime Robot: from n/a through <= 0.9.7.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-30638?
How do I fix CVE-2025-30638?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-30638 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-2025-30638 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-30638 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-677h-p22r-wj4v.