Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pankaj Mondal Profile Widget Ninja profile-widget-ninja allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Profile Widget Ninja: from n/a through <= 4.3.
Published: 2025-02-24
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The Profile Widget Ninja plugin accepts user input without proper neutralization, allowing an attacker to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim’s browser. The CVE description identifies a DOM-based cross-site scripting vulnerability but does not specify particular exploitation outcomes.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability exists in the WordPress Profile Widget Ninja plugin produced by Pankaj Mondal and affects all released versions up to and including 4.3.

Risk and Exploitability

With a CVSS score of 6.5 the severity is moderate, and the EPSS score is below 1 %, indicating a very low but non‑zero likelihood of exploitation. The flaw is not present in the CISA KEV catalog. The provided data does not detail the specific method or prerequisites for exploitation beyond the presence of DOM-based cross‑site scripting.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 04:19 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade to Profile Widget Ninja 4.4 or later, which contains the necessary input sanitization fixes.
  • If an immediate upgrade is infeasible, temporarily disable or remove any widget instances that rely on user‑supplied data and clear existing payloads from the database.
  • Implement server‑side validation and escaping for all content that the plugin renders to prevent future injection attempts.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 04:19 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-4335 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pankaj Mondal Profile Widget Ninja allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Profile Widget Ninja: from n/a through 4.3.
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 Pankaj Mondal Profile Widget Ninja allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Profile Widget Ninja: from n/a through 4.3. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pankaj Mondal Profile Widget Ninja profile-widget-ninja allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Profile Widget Ninja: from n/a through <= 4.3.
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'}

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Pankaj Mondal Profile Widget Ninja allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Profile Widget Ninja: from n/a through 4.3.
Title WordPress Profile Widget Ninja plugin <= 4.3 - 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'}

Subscriptions

Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-28T16:11:48.199Z

Reserved: 2025-02-21T16:45:40.233Z

Link: CVE-2025-27320

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-26T18:43:18.657Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-02-24T15:15:17.620

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:03:23.730

Link: CVE-2025-27320

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-02T04:30:16Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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