What the vulnerability does
01Description
The WooCommerce HSS Extension for Streaming Video plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘videolink’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 3.31 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.
Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms
02Summary
The WooCommerce HSS Extension for Streaming Video versions 3.31 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. An attacker can inject malicious scripts that execute in a visitor's browser when they view affected pages. The vulnerability requires user interaction and can affect other users on the site. Update to a version newer than 3.31 to resolve this issue.
What an attacker can do
03Attacker Capabilities
Inject malicious scripts that run in visitors' browsers, potentially stealing session tokens or redirecting users.
Potential impact on your site
04Site Impact
Visitors may be redirected, have sessions hijacked, or see malicious content injected into your site pages.
Conditions required to exploit
05Prerequisites
No authentication required. Victim must visit a page containing the injected payload.
Key dates
06Disclosure timeline
January 7, 2025
CVE published
April 8, 2026
Record updated