CVE-2025-6262: 
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-6262 affects the muse.ai video embedding plugin for WordPress in all versions up to and including 0.4. This security flaw was disclosed on July 24, 2025, and is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability. The plugin has been temporarily closed since July 22, 2025, pending a full security review (NVD, WordPress Plugin).

The vulnerability is categorized as CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) and has received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.4 (MEDIUM). The technical vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N, indicating network accessibility, low attack complexity, and required low privileges. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input sanitization and output escaping on user-supplied attributes in the plugin's muse-ai shortcode (NVD).

When exploited, this vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with contributor-level access or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts into pages. These malicious scripts will execute whenever a user accesses the compromised page, potentially leading to data theft or manipulation of user interactions (NVD).

As of July 22, 2025, the plugin has been temporarily closed and is not available for download pending a full security review. Users are advised to disable and remove the plugin until a patched version becomes available (WordPress Plugin).