CVE-2025-23856
WordPress Simple Vertical Timeline plugin <= 0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
CVE-2025-23856 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Alessandro Staniscia Simple Vertical Timeline, published January 16, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.38%EPSS, 32nd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Odyno Simple Vertical Timeline simple-vertical-timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through <= 0.1.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 6.5
WordPress Simple Vertical Timeline plugin <= 0.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Odyno Simple Vertical Timeline simple-vertical-timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through <= 0.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23856- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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-2025-3478 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Odyno Simple Vertical Timeline simple-vertical-timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through <= 0.1.
- Record
EUVD-2025-3478- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqqh-h8qx-j2r4 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Alessandro Staniscia Simple Vertical Timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through 0.1.
- Record
GHSA-vqqh-h8qx-j2r4- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
NVD 6.5
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Odyno Simple Vertical Timeline simple-vertical-timeline allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Simple Vertical Timeline: from n/a through <= 0.1.
- Record
CVE-2025-23856- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS: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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/simple-vertical-timeline/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-vertical-timeline-plugin-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23856
patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-vertical-timeline/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-vertical-timeline-plugin-0-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vqqh-h8qx-j2r4