CVE-2025-47441 WordPress Progress Bar plugin <= 2.2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Progress Bar plugin, potentially executing code in victim browsers.

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-2025-47441?

CVE-2025-47441 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Chris Reynolds Progress Bar, published on 7 May 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 Chris Reynolds Progress Bar progress-bar allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Progress Bar: from n/a through <= 2.2.3.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-47441?

How do I fix CVE-2025-47441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-47441 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-2025-47441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-47441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c3wj-ccw7-8f86.

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