CVE-2025-5340 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-5340: Music Player for Elementor <= 2.4.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via album_buy_url Parameter

Vendor Smartwpress
Product Music Player for Elementor – Audio Player & Podcast Player
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published June 3, 2025
Last update April 8, 2026

CVSS base score

6.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The Music Player for Elementor plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘album_buy_url’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.6 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Music Player for Elementor allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers. The vulnerability affects versions up to 2.4.6. An attacker with low-level site access can craft malicious input that persists and impacts other site visitors, potentially compromising their sessions or stealing data.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in other users' browsers and affects the entire site.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors and admins may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or be redirected to malicious sites.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker must have a low-privilege account (e.g., contributor or subscriber role) on the site.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

June 3, 2025 CVE published
April 8, 2026 Record updated