CVE-2025-68978

WordPress DesignThemes Core plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

6.5 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Exploit likelihood

0.20%Up 0.2 points since Dec 30, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.5

WordPress DesignThemes Core plugin <= 1.6 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Record: CVE-2025-68978
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-205757 6.5

Record: EUVD-2025-205757
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mhjc-2v6r-pmrm 6.1

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

Record: GHSA-mhjc-2v6r-pmrm
CVSS 3.1: 6.1 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.5

Record: CVE-2025-68978
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

designthemes core

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-68978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Designthemes Core, published December 30, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 10th percentile. No source names a fixed version.