CVE-2026-117525Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
NVDCVSS scored by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Vulnerability Summary
The FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress plugin before 7.5.57.7212 does not escape shortcode attribute values embedded in comments before rendering them into the media player markup, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to store a script payload in a comment that executes in the session of any visitor, including an administrator, who plays the commented video, when the non-default comment-shortcode-parsing setting is enabled.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 7.5 (HIGH)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HAttack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
Affected & Patched Versions
Not provided by NVD for this CVE.
No patched version published yet
Until a fix ships, reduce exposure:
- Restrict access to the affected service or interface to trusted networks.
- Disable the affected feature if you do not need it.
- Watch the vendor advisory for a firmware or software update.
What to do
Plan remediation soon. No exploitation is confirmed yet, but the severity is high.
- Check whether you run the affected product and which version.
- No patched version is listed yet. Limit access to the affected service to trusted networks, and disable the feature if you can.
- Subscribe to the vendor advisory so you learn when a fix ships.
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2026Published
- Nov 10, 2026Record last modified
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Data last checked: Nov 14, 2026 04:06 UTC