CVE-2025-23947

WordPress WP-Player plugin <= 2.6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Published Jan 16, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M.J WP-Player wp-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Player: from n/a through <= 2.6.1.

Analysis

AI-generated

Technical impact

The flaw arises from the WP-Player plugin failing to properly neutralize user-supplied input before embedding it into web pages. An attacker who can add or edit content managed by WP-Player can store a malicious script that is later served to any visitor of the site, resulting in client-side code execution. This does not compromise the server itself, but it can lead to phishing, cookie theft or other client-side attacks within the context of the affected site.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability is present in all releases of the WP-Player plugin whose version is 2.6.1 or earlier. The vendor is M.J, offering the WP-Player add-on for WordPress.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates a moderate severity, and the EPSS score of less than 1 % suggests that exploitation is unlikely at the time of analysis. The CVE is not listed in the CISA KEV catalogue. Because the issue is a stored XSS, the most likely attack vector is through normal web interactions; any authenticated or unauthenticated user who can create or modify plugin content can insert the malicious payload, which is then rendered for all visitors who load the affected page.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the WP-Player plugin to the latest available version, which removes the XSS vulnerability.
  • If an upgrade cannot be performed immediately, restrict the ability to edit WP-Player content to trusted administrators and disable any execution of scripts in the content fields.
  • Implement input validation and output sanitization for any data that the plugin injects into pages, ensuring that user-supplied strings are properly escaped before rendering.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 2, 2026 at 05:58 UTC.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-3560 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M.J WP-Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Player: from n/a through 2.6.1.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M.J WP-Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Player: from n/a through 2.6.1. Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M.J WP-Player wp-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Player: from n/a through <= 2.6.1.
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in M.J WP-Player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects WP-Player: from n/a through 2.6.1.
Title WordPress WP-Player plugin <= 2.6.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Patchstack
Published
Updated
May 11, 2026, 10:49 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2025, 11:32 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 16, 2025, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:57 AM