CVE-2026-78283 HIGH

CVE-2026-78283: WordPress Music Player for WooCommerce plugin <= 1.8.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Codepeople

Product Music Player for WooCommerce

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 Music Player for WooCommerce <= 1.8.9 versions.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Music Player for WooCommerce versions up to 1.8.9 contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious scripts. The vulnerability requires user interaction—typically clicking a crafted link—and can affect other users or the site itself. Update to a version newer than 1.8.9 to resolve this issue.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious JavaScript that runs in visitors' browsers and steals data or performs actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Visitors' sessions and data can be compromised; site reputation and customer trust may be damaged.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Victim must click a malicious link or visit an attacker-controlled page; no authentication required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

August 27, 2026 CVE published

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78283 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/79.html AskarLabs — CWE-79 write-up Cross-Site Scripting

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2026-78283

CWE CWE-79

CVSS 7.1 / HIGH

Affected versions