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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-11880

The SM CountDown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's smcountdown shortcode in versions less than, or equal to, 1.2 due to insu

Published Oct 22, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · SM CountDown Widget

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-11880. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of SM CountDown Widget is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium6.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.19%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor sierramike SM CountDown Widget 0 ≤1.2

The SM CountDown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's smcountdown shortcode in versions less than, or equal to, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. 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.

Are you affected?

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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor sierramike SM CountDown Widget 0 ≤1.20 ≤1.2

How to fix CVE-2025-11880

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-11880. EPSS is 0.19%. Act only if a listed version of SM CountDown Widget is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with sierramike SM CountDown Widget 0 ≤1.2 0 ≤1.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.19%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 22, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The SM CountDown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's smcountdown shortcode in versions less than, or equal to, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The SM CountDown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's smcountdown shortcode in versions less than, or equal to, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-11880

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-11880

    30-day exploitation probability 0.19%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-35343

    The SM CountDown Widget plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's smcountdown shortcode in versions less than, or equal to, 1.2 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user supplied attributes. This makes it possible

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 2, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 2, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 24, 2026
  • EUVDOct 24, 2026