CVE-2025-1328: Typed JS: A typewriter style animation <= 1.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via typespeed Parameter
Description
The Typed JS: A typewriter style animation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘typespeed’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2025-1328
CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS Base Score: 6.4
CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Products
Vendor: mrlegend1235
Product: Typed JS: A typewriter style animation
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.03% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 5.21% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-03-21 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fdb15198-68dc-4612-abcc-6b02843f1629?source=cvehttps://wordpress.org/plugins/mrlegend-typedjs/#developers
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/mrlegend-typedjs/trunk/public/class-typed-js-public.php#L128