CVE-2025-2484: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The Multi Video Box plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) via the 'video_id' and 'group_id' parameters in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.2. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 22, 2025, and has been assigned CVE-2025-2484. The issue stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the plugin's functionality (NVD).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The issue is classified as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation). The vulnerability exists in the shortcode generation functionality, specifically in the files get_shortcode.php for both video and group views (WordPress Plugin, WordPress Plugin).

The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when users perform specific actions, such as clicking on a malicious link. This can lead to potential client-side attacks and compromise of user sessions (NVD).

The vulnerability requires user interaction to be exploited, as indicated by the CVSS metrics (UI:R). An attacker needs to trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a specially crafted link to execute the malicious script (NVD).

The plugin has been temporarily closed as of March 18, 2025, pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a security fix is available (WordPress Plugin).