CVE-2025-46475

WordPress Able Player plugin <= 1.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

Published Apr 24, 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 Joe Dolson Able Player ableplayer allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.

Analysis

Technical impact

The vulnerability is a DOM‑based Cross‑Site Scripting flaw caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation in the Able Player plugin for WordPress. An attacker can inject malicious JavaScript that executes in the context of a user’s browser, potentially enabling cookie theft, session hijacking, defacement, or further attacks. This weakness is mapped to CWE‑79.

Affected Systems

Affected systems are WordPress sites that use the Joe Dolson Able Player plugin version 1.2.1 or earlier. No more granular version ranges are specified, so all releases up to and including 1.2.1 are impacted.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity. With an EPSS score of less than 1 % the likelihood of exploitation is currently low, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog. The attack vector is likely a web‑based path where an attacker provides crafted input through the plugin’s configuration or data fields, triggering the XSS payload within the user’s browser.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Joe Dolson

Able Player

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 1.2.1

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

Upgrade the Able Player plugin to the latest available version, ensuring the version is greater than 1.2.1.
If an upgrade is not immediately possible, deactivate or remove the Able Player plugin from the WordPress installation to prevent the XSS vector.
Verify that any custom code or data inputs handled by the plugin are properly escaped or sanitized before rendering to the browser, following best practices for output encoding.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on April 30, 2026 at 20:57 UTC.

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2025-12043	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in terrillthompson Able Player allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through 1.2.1.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.266% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ableplayer/vulnerability/wordpress-able-player-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Apr 23, 2026 3:00 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

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'}`

Apr 1, 2026 11:45 PM Description updated. Title updated. References updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in terrillthompson Able Player allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through 1.2.1.	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Joe Dolson Able Player ableplayer allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through <= 1.2.1.
Title	WordPress Able Player <= 1.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability	WordPress Able Player plugin <= 1.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
References	https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ableplayer/vulnerability/wordpress-able-player-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve	https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/ableplayer/vulnerability/wordpress-able-player-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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'}`

Apr 24, 2025 8:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Apr 24, 2025 4:15 PM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in terrillthompson Able Player allows DOM-Based XSS. This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through 1.2.1.
Title		WordPress Able Player <= 1.2.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-79
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/ableplayer/vulnerability/wordpress-able-player-1-2-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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'}`