CVE-2025-1626Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Contributor-level stored XSS via Countdown label

Published May 19, 2025 · Updated Jan 9, 2026

Stored XSS in Qode Interactive Qi Blocks before 1.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through Countdown block labels. The Countdown block outputs the Second Singular Label without sufficient validation or escaping, preserving an injected image error handler in page content. Contributor access is sufficient, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the countdown reaches 00 during preview or page viewing.

CVSS severity5.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.24%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stored XSS in Qode Interactive Qi Blocks before 1.4 allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts through Countdown block labels. The Countdown block outputs the Second Singular Label without sufficient validation or escaping, preserving an injected image error handler in page content. Contributor access is sufficient, and the script executes in a visitor's browser when the countdown reaches 00 during preview or page viewing.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1626
Published
May 19, 2025
Updated
Jan 9, 2026
Vendor
Qode Interactive
Product
Qi Blocks
Classifications
CWE-79, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 19, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Qode Interactive · Qi Blocksversion=0 <1.4

Published CVSS scores

5.4CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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