CVE-2026-78281 HIGH

CVE-2026-78281: WordPress CP Media Player plugin <= 1.3.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Codepeople

Product CP Media Player

Weakness CWE-79 · XSS

Published August 27, 2026

Last update August 27, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.1/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction Required

Confidentiality Low

Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in CP Media Player <= 1.3.0 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

CP Media Player versions up to 1.3.0 contain a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into the player interface. An attacker can craft a malicious link or embed code that, when visited or loaded by a site visitor, executes JavaScript in the victim's browser. This can lead to session hijacking, credential theft, or defacement of the media player interface.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject and execute malicious JavaScript in visitors' browsers through the media player.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors to your site may have their sessions hijacked, credentials stolen, or see defaced player content.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

A site visitor must click a malicious link or load a page with attacker-controlled embed code.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78281 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

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