CVE-2025-22818
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in S3Bubble S3Player – WooCommerce & Elementor Integration plugin versions through 4.2.1. The vulnerability was reported by security researcher Khalid Yusuf on November 26, 2024, and was publicly disclosed on January 7, 2025. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2025-22818 and affects the WordPress plugin's web page generation functionality (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation (CWE-79). It received a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The vulnerability requires Contributor or higher privileges to exploit (NVD, Patchstack).

Impact

If exploited, this vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, including redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website. These injected scripts would be executed when guests visit the affected site (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of January 14, 2025, no official fix has been made available for this vulnerability. The issue affects versions up to and including 4.2.1 of the S3Player plugin (Patchstack).

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