CVE-2025-68978 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in designthemes DesignThemes Core designthemes-core allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects DesignThemes Core: from n/a through <= 1.6.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00029.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/designthemes-core/vulnerability/wordpress-designthemes-core-plugin-1-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in designthemes DesignThemes Core designthemes-core allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects DesignThemes Core: from n/a through <= 1.6.
Title		WordPress DesignThemes Core plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://vdp.patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/designthemes-core/vulnerability/wordpress-designthemes-core-plugin-1-6-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2025-12-30T10:47:48.485Z

Updated: 2025-12-30T16:03:47.382Z

Reserved: 2025-12-29T11:17:52.921Z

Link: CVE-2025-68978

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-12-30T16:03:40.778Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-12-30T11:15:56.380

Modified: 2025-12-30T16:15:47.920

Link: CVE-2025-68978

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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