WordPress Post Read Time plugin <= 1.2.6 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

published 2025-03-11 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-7876

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in popeating Post Read Time post-read-time allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Post Read Time: from n/a through <= 1.2.6.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 19 mo ago (2025-03-12)

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected products

popeating Post Read Time

Classification

Weakness

CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/Wordpress/Plugin/post-read-time/vulnerability/wordpress-post-read-time-plugin-1-2-6-stored-cross-sit
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2025-28926
NVD CVE-2025-28926

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Summary