{"id":"CVE-2026-16495","revision":"2dfed5e4292f4c66acfea73812c64142","records":[{"revision":"2dfed5e4292f4c66acfea73812c64142","observedAt":"2026-10-23T15:48:27.903+00:00","statement":{"source":"cve-program","id":"CVE-2026-16495","aliases":[],"title":"Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown <= 3.0.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_url' Shortcode Attribute","description":"The Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'redirect_url' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.","state":0,"publishedAt":"2026-10-14T03:40:00.612+00:00","modifiedAt":"2026-10-14T14:19:50.767+00:00","affected":[{"ecosystem":"Vendor product","name":"Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown","ranges":[],"versions":[],"rawVersionEvidence":"{\n                    \"vendor\": \"wpdevart\",\n                    \"product\": \"Countdown Timer – Widget Countdown\",\n                    \"versions\": [\n                        {\n                            \"version\": \"3.0.0\",\n                            \"status\": \"affected\",\n                            \"lessThanOrEqual\": \"3.0.1\",\n                            \"versionType\": \"semver\"\n                        }\n                    ],\n                    \"defaultStatus\": \"unaffected\"\n                }"}],"metrics":[{"system":"CVSS 3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N","score":6.4,"severity":"MEDIUM"}],"references":["https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7d757080-d2dc-49f9-bdc6-dba762a8f981?source=cve","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/widget-countdown/tags/3.0.1/includes/legacy/front_end.php#L169"],"sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-16495","license":"CVE Program Terms of Use","key":"cve-program:CVE-2026-16495","identifiers":["CVE-2026-16495"]},"retained":false,"historicalAffected":[]}],"coverage":[]}