Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jd7777 Daily Proverb daily-proverb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Daily Proverb: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.
Published: 2025-01-16
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is an improper neutralization of input that allows an attacker to store malicious script code in the Daily Proverb plugin’s content, which is then rendered directly into web pages. When a victim’s browser loads a page containing that stored data, the script runs with the privileges of the site, potentially stealing session cookies, defacing content, or redirecting users to malicious sites. The weakness is a classic CWES-79 Cross‑Site Scripting flaw.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that have installed the jd7777 Daily Proverb plugin version 2.0.3 or earlier are affected. The vulnerability encompasses all releases starting from the first public release up to and including 2.0.3.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 6.5 the issue is considered moderate severity. The EPSS score of less than 1% suggests low current exploitation probability, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is a web‑based injection where a user with access to the plugin’s content entry interface can insert script tags that become embedded in the site’s output. Successful exploitation grants an attacker the ability to run arbitrary JavaScript in the browsers of anyone who visits the affected pages.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 20:35 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Daily Proverb plugin to the latest version released by jd7777 (recommended 2.0.4 or later).
  • If an update is unavailable, remove the plugin entirely to eliminate the stored XSS entry point.
  • Until an update or removal is possible, restrict administrative access to the plugin’s content entry area and ensure that any input is sanitized or stripped of disallowed tags before storage.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 20:35 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3480 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joshua Wieczorek Daily Proverb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Daily Proverb: from n/a through 2.0.3.
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joshua Wieczorek Daily Proverb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Daily Proverb: from n/a through 2.0.3. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jd7777 Daily Proverb daily-proverb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Daily Proverb: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

ssvc

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


Thu, 16 Jan 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joshua Wieczorek Daily Proverb allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Daily Proverb: from n/a through 2.0.3.
Title WordPress Daily Proverb plugin <= 2.0.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:22.689Z

Reserved: 2025-01-16T11:31:13.711Z

Link: CVE-2025-23859

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-01-17T17:17:39.274Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-16T21:15:25.667

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:24:39.070

Link: CVE-2025-23859

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No data.

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Updated: 2026-05-01T20:45:25Z

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