Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Timeline Block timeline-block-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Timeline Block: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
Published: 2025-02-17
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

A stored XSS flaw in the bPlugins Timeline Block plugin allows an attacker to embed malicious JavaScript that is rendered to all visitors of the affected site. The injection occurs when content is entered into the plugin’s input fields and is not properly neutralized, leading to a Classic CWE-79 weakness. Exploiting this vulnerability can compromise user sessions, deface content, or redirect browsers to malicious sites, thereby threatening confidentiality, integrity, and potentially availability of the web application.

Affected Systems

The affected vendor is bPlugins and the product is the Timeline Block plugin. Every release up to and including 1.1.1 is vulnerable; no later release is listed as safe in the provided data and therefore all versions ≤ 1.1.1 must be considered at risk.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity, while the EPSS score of less than 1% reflects a low probability of automated exploitation. The vulnerability is not currently in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers likely need access to the site’s administrative interface to inject payloads, which then execute in the browsers of all visitors to pages that display the stored content. Though no public exploit has been reported, the potential for cross‑domain data theft or session hijacking makes this a tangible risk for affected sites.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 16:07 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Timeline Block plugin to any release newer than 1.1.1 to remove the stored XSS flaw.
  • If a patch is not immediately available, disable the plugin so that visitors cannot reach the vulnerable content.
  • Examine all existing timeline entries and delete or sanitize any that contain script tags or potentially malicious content.
  • Maintain all WordPress core and plugin components at their latest secure versions and ensure that any user‑generated content is properly escaped before rendering.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 1, 2026 at 16:07 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4878 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Timeline Block allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Timeline Block: from n/a through 1.1.1.
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 bPlugins Timeline Block allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Timeline Block: from n/a through 1.1.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Timeline Block timeline-block-block allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Timeline Block: from n/a through <= 1.1.1.
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'}


Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0007}

epss

{'score': 0.00031}


Tue, 18 Feb 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Mon, 17 Feb 2025 11:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Timeline Block allows Stored XSS. This issue affects Timeline Block: from n/a through 1.1.1.
Title WordPress Timeline Block plugin <= 1.1.1 - 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'}


Subscriptions

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:40.084Z

Reserved: 2025-02-14T06:53:23.368Z

Link: CVE-2025-26754

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-18T15:09:14.357Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-02-17T12:15:28.267

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:02:22.727

Link: CVE-2025-26754

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-01T16:15:20Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')