CVE-2025-39409
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was discovered in the WordPress Video Robot - The Ultimate Video Importer plugin affecting versions through 1.20.0. The vulnerability was identified and disclosed on April 17, 2025, and assigned CVE-2025-39409. This security issue affects the WordPress plugin that provides video importing functionality (Patchstack).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (High) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L. The issue is classified as an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability (CWE-79), which allows for Cross-site Scripting attacks. The vulnerability can be exploited without authentication, requiring user interaction to execute (NVD, Patchstack).

Impact

The 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 visitors access the affected site, potentially compromising user data and website integrity (Patchstack).

Mitigation and workarounds

While no official fix is currently available, Patchstack has issued a virtual patch to mitigate this issue by blocking potential attacks. Website administrators are advised to implement the virtual patch immediately until an official fix becomes available (Patchstack).

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