CVE-2025-39516 WordPress Author WIP Progress Bar plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
A DOM-based XSS vulnerability in the Author WIP Progress Bar plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-39516?
CVE-2025-39516 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar, published on 16 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, 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 Alan Petersen Author WIP Progress Bar author-work-in-progress-bar allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Author WIP Progress Bar: from n/a through <= 1.0.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39516?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39516?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39516 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-2025-39516 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39516 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3vmv-8wv7-jffx.