Description
The TWW Protein Calculator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Header' setting in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Published: 2025-12-12
Score: 4.4 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Stored XSS via Header Setting
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

The TWW Protein Calculator plugin for WordPress allows an attacker with administrator permissions to store a malicious script inside the ‘Header’ setting. Because the input is not properly sanitized or escaped, the stored script is executed in the browsers of all users who view the affected page, enabling the attacker to run arbitrary client‑side JavaScript.

Affected Systems

TWW Protein Calculator by The Wellness Way, available as a WordPress plugin, is affected. All versions up to and including 1.0.24 are vulnerable, with the issue manifesting on multi‑site WordPress sites where unfiltered_html has been disabled.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 4.4 classifies the vulnerability as moderate. The EPSS score of less than 1% indicates a very low likelihood of exploitation at the time of this advisory, and it is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. The vulnerability requires an authenticated attacker who holds administrator rights; once the malicious payload is stored, it runs for any visitor of the affected page, meaning the impact extends to all users who view that page.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the TWW Protein Calculator plugin to version 1.0.25 or newer, which removes the insecure header handling.
  • Limit administrator access to the few trusted users who actually need it, reducing the chance that an attacker can inject malicious payloads.
  • If upgrading is not immediately possible, modify the plugin code to escape or strip the header value before output, or disable the header field entirely.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 21, 2026 at 00:54 UTC.

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History

Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 12 Dec 2025 09:00:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The TWW Protein Calculator plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'Header' setting in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.24 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page. This only affects multi-site installations and installations where unfiltered_html has been disabled.
Title TWW Protein Calculator <= 1.0.24 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'Header' Setting
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-08T17:17:11.363Z

Reserved: 2025-12-03T15:55:16.404Z

Link: CVE-2025-13971

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-12T19:50:26.542Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-12-12T04:15:45.010

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2025-13971

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-04-21T01:00:12Z

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