CVE-2025-8071
WordPress vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

The vulnerability CVE-2025-8071 affects the Mine CloudVod plugin for WordPress in versions up to and including 2.1.10. Discovered and disclosed on July 23, 2025, this vulnerability is classified as a Stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) issue that exists in the 'audio' parameter due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping (NVD CVE).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 6.4 (Medium) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N. The technical root cause is identified as CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation, specifically in the audio parameter handling within the plugin's audioplayer render functionality (NVD CVE, WordPress Plugin).

Impact

The 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 the theft of sensitive information or manipulation of page content (NVD CVE).

Mitigation and workarounds

As of July 23, 2025, the plugin has been temporarily closed and is not available for download pending a full security review (WordPress Plugin).

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