BWL Pro Voting Manager CVE-2025-68991
MEDIUMSeverity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Low privileges, user interaction required, scope change to victim's browser.
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in xenioushk BWL Pro Voting Manager bwl-pro-voting-manager allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects BWL Pro Voting Manager: from n/a through <= 1.4.9.
AnalysisAI
Cross-site scripting (DOM-based) in BWL Pro Voting Manager WordPress plugin allows authenticated users with low privileges to inject malicious scripts that execute in administrators' browsers when viewing voting results. Affected versions through 1.4.9. No active exploitation known (not in CISA KEV) and EPSS score is very low (0.04%), indicating minimal current exploitation risk.
Technical ContextAI
This is a DOM-based Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (CWE-79), where the plugin's client-side JavaScript unsafely processes attacker-controlled input from voting submissions, manipulating the Document Object Model (DOM) in the victim's browser. The affected product is the BWL Pro Voting Manager plugin for WordPress, hosted at xenioushk. According to the CVSS vector, the attack requires low-privilege WordPress user accounts and victim interaction (e.g., an admin viewing results), with a scope change to the victim's browser session.
Affected ProductsAI
BWL Pro Voting Manager plugin for WordPress, all versions from n/a through 1.4.9, as published by xenioushk. Details from the Patchstack advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/bwl-pro-voting-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-bwl-pro-voting-manager-plugin-1-4-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
RemediationAI
Upgrade the BWL Pro Voting Manager plugin to version 1.5.0 or higher, as recommended by the vendor via the Patchstack advisory. For sites unable to immediately update, restrict creation of low-privilege user accounts or disable the plugin's voting result viewing for non-admin roles to reduce attack surface, noting that these workarounds limit legitimate functionality.
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