CVE-2025-1560: The WOW Entrance Effects (WEE!) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plug

Routine

MEDIUM 6.4DOWNGRADE

CVE-2025-1560 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.4) affecting wow entrance effects \(wee\!\). Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The WOW Entrance Effects (WEE!) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wee' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1 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

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.4 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	0.3% (top 81%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-79
Published	2025-02-28
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): Wordfence · Vendor: darkosxrc

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2025-02-28 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 08:39 UTCUpdated Record last modified

darkosxrc wow entrance effects \(wee\!\) DOWNGRADE

Affected: 0.1

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 0.1

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy wow-entrance-effects-wee || rpm -q wow-entrance-effects-wee || wow-entrance-effects-wee --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 0.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison wow-entrance-effects-wee sudo apt install wow-entrance-effects-wee=<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo apt-mark hold wow-entrance-effects-wee

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list wow-entrance-effects-wee sudo dnf downgrade wow-entrance-effects-wee-<VERSION_BEFORE_0.1> sudo dnf versionlock add wow-entrance-effects-wee

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Verify at the official source NVD · CVE Program · Report a problem with this page
Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2025-1560?

wow entrance effects \(wee\!\): downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2025-1560 being exploited?

CVE-2025-1560 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2025-1560 affect?

CVE-2025-1560 affects wow entrance effects \(wee\!\). Severity is medium (CVSS 6.4). The WOW Entrance Effects (WEE!) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the plugin's 'wee' shortcode in all versions up to, and including, 0.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user

How urgent is CVE-2025-1560?

Priority 27/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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