Medium severity · published Apr 16, 2025
CVE-2025-39524
WordPress Html5 Audio Player plugin <= 2.2.28 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page (Basic XSS) vulnerability in bPlugins Html5 Audio Player html5-audio-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Html5 Audio Player: from n/a through <= 2.2.28.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 30% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
HA
Html5 Audio Player · bPlugins
through 2.2.28 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39524
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39524
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/html5-audio-player/vulnerability/wordpress-html5-audio-player-2-2-28-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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