Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Featured Video Plus <= 2.3.3 versions.
Published: 2026-08-18
Score: 6.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability is a Contributor Cross‑Site Scripting flaw in the Featured Video Plus WordPress plugin. It allows a user with contributor privileges to inject malicious scripts into the plugin’s content area, which are subsequently served to site visitors. This can lead to the theft of session cookies, credential phishing, or other client‑side attacks, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of site users.

Affected Systems

WordPress sites that use the Alex:Featured Video Plus plugin version 2.3.3 or earlier are affected. The plugin is a media‑content extension that developers and site administrators should keep at the latest release.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 6.5 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting a moderate likelihood of exploitation in the wild. The failure condition is that an attacker must have contributor access to the site; once that exists, the attacker can craft a payload that activates when other visitors view the site. The client‑side nature of this flaw means that the impact is limited to users interacting with the compromised content, but the damage can be widespread in heavily trafficked sites.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 15:47 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Upgrade the Featured Video Plus plugin to the latest available version that contains the XSS fix.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not possible, reduce or disable the Contributor role for users on sites where the plugin is active, or temporarily deactivate the plugin until it can be patched.
  • Scan existing plugin content for embedded scripts and remove any detected malicious payloads from video titles, descriptions, or related fields.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on August 18, 2026 at 15:47 UTC.

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Advisories

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History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Alex
Alex featured Video Plus
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress
Vendors & Products Alex
Alex featured Video Plus
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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


Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Featured Video Plus <= 2.3.3 versions.
Title WordPress Featured Video Plus plugin <= 2.3.3 - 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'}


Subscriptions

Alex Featured Video Plus
Wordpress Wordpress
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:24:33.414Z

Reserved: 2026-07-27T14:00:34.306Z

Link: CVE-2026-66637

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T15:24:29.391Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-18T15:16:58.357

Modified: 2026-08-20T12:48:31.843

Link: CVE-2026-66637

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-18T16:30:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

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