CVE-2025-68977Network attack vector

Contributor-level script injection via undisclosed DOM handling

Published Dec 30, 2025 · Updated Dec 30, 2025

DOM-based cross-site scripting in DesignThemes Portfolio Addon 1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts into pages. Public advisories do not identify the affected DOM source, sink, file, or function, stating only that input is insufficiently neutralized during page generation. Contributor-level access and a visitor's opening of the injected page are required, after which the script executes in the visitor's browser and can alter page content or access data available to that page.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.19%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

DOM-based cross-site scripting in DesignThemes Portfolio Addon 1.5 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to inject scripts into pages. Public advisories do not identify the affected DOM source, sink, file, or function, stating only that input is insufficiently neutralized during page generation. Contributor-level access and a visitor's opening of the injected page are required, after which the script executes in the visitor's browser and can alter page content or access data available to that page.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-68977
Published
Dec 30, 2025
Updated
Dec 30, 2025
Vendor
DesignThemes
Product
DesignThemes Portfolio Addon
Classifications
CWE-79, CAPEC-588, T1059.007
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 30, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 30, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=<= 1.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

DesignThemes · DesignThemes Portfolio Addonversion=n/a <=<= 1.5

Published CVSS scores

6.5PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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 exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CAPEC-588DOM-Based XSS
T1059.007JavaScript/JScript

Public exploit references

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