CVE-2025-69048CWE-79

WordPress Universal Video Player plugin <= 3.8.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

High · published January 22, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
11.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚡ A sneaky XSS vulnerability lurks in the Universal Video Player, allowing attackers to inject malicious scripts with just a simple tweak! 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant where the chef accepts any handwritten order without verifying the ingredients—someone could easily sneak in a recipe for disaster instead of your favorite dish! An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of the user's browser. This means they could potentially steal sensitive information, hijack user sessions, or redirect users to phishing sites—absolutely devastating!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant where the chef accepts any handwritten order without verifying the ingredients—someone could easily sneak in a recipe for disaster instead of your favorite dish! This Reflected XSS vulnerability occurs because the Universal Video Player fails to properly neutralize input during web page generation, allowing attackers to insert harmful scripts that execute when the page loads.

What to do

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute malicious scripts in the context of the user's browser. This means they could potentially steal sensitive information, hijack user sessions, or redirect users to phishing sites—absolutely devastating! To secure your application, upgrade Universal Video Player to the latest version beyond 3.8.4, and implement input validation and sanitization measures to prevent script injection. Regularly audit your code for similar vulnerabilities! You've got this! With these steps, you'll turn that vulnerability into a thing of the past! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00219 · 11.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Published
2026-01-22T16:52Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 JAN 16:52Z
    WordPress Universal Video Player plugin <= 3.8.4 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
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