Skill Bars
Skill Bars has one disclosed vulnerability in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2025; it is fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 6.4, and the most serious one scores 6.4 out of 10.
The most common weakness is Cross-Site Scripting, behind 1 of the records (100%).
The one issue recorded for Skill Bars has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes it.
All of these findings were reported by 0xd4rk5id3. Skill Bars is installed on roughly 300 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 7.0.4.
CVE-2025-22805Skill Bar <= 1.2 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
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Skill Bars
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Themepoints
A quick and easy way to add responsive skill bars to your WordPress site. You can display unlimited skill bars on the same page using shortcodes. Upgrade to Pro Live Preview Documentation Available Fields Skill Title – Set the name of the skill. Skill Title Color – Customize the title color. Skill Percentage – Define the percentage level. Skill Percentage Color – Choose a color for the percentage text. Skill Background Color – Set the background color of the skill bar. Skill Animate Background Color – Select the animation background color. Plugin Features Fully responsive. All Browser support. Unlimited Skills Support. Use via short-code. 4 Different Styles. Easy Skills Generator. Multi-Color Skills Support. Skill Title Text color Option. Skill Percentage Number color Option. Skill Item Background Color Option. Skill Item Animate Background Color Option. Skill Title Font Size Option. Skill Title Text Transform Option. Skill Title Text Style Option. Skill Item Border Radius Option. Support post or page. And many more.
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