CVE-2025-22577 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-22577: WordPress Able Player plugin <= 1.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Damion Armentrout
Product Able Player
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published January 7, 2025
Last update April 28, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Damion Armentrout Able Player wp-able-player allows DOM-Based XSS.This issue affects Able Player: from n/a through <= 1.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Able Player versions 1.0 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction and affects the scope beyond the vulnerable component. An attacker with low privileges can craft a malicious link or page that, when visited by another user, executes arbitrary JavaScript in their browser session.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in other users' browsers to steal session data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' sessions and data can be compromised if they interact with attacker-controlled content while logged in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account and trick a user into clicking a malicious link or visiting a crafted page.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

January 7, 2025 CVE published
April 28, 2026 Record updated

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