CVE-2025-23561
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability (CVE-2025-23561) affects MLL Audio Player MP3 Ajax plugin versions through 0.7. It is a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability discovered in January 2025 that impacts the WordPress plugin MLL Audio Player MP3 Ajax (Patchstack, CISA Bulletin).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as a medium severity issue with a CVSS score of 6.5. It involves improper neutralization of input during web page generation, specifically allowing for Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks (CISA Bulletin).

Impact

This vulnerability could allow malicious actors to inject malicious scripts, such as redirects, advertisements, and other HTML payloads into the website which will be executed when guests visit the site. The injected scripts would run in the context of other users' browsers who view the affected pages (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

Currently, there is no official fix available from the plugin developer. However, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking any attacks until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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