Cross-site scripting in mrlegend1235 Typed JS: A typewriter style animation
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The Typed JS: A typewriter style animation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘typespeed’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.0 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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mrlegend1235 | Typed JS: A typewriter style animation | up to 1.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Typed JS: A typewriter style animation Vendormrlegend1235 Affected up to 1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mrlegend1235:typed_js:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | up to 1.2.0 | Vulnerable | mrlegend1235 |
- cpe:2.3:a:mrlegend1235:typed_js:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions up to 1.2.0 Vulnerable ·mrlegend1235
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-1328
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m858-gm2f-6jcg
References
Sources
- CVE-2025-1328 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-1328 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m858-gm2f-6jcg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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