# CVE-2019-25086: IET-OU Open Media Player timedtext.php webvtt cross site scripting

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary scripts via the ttml_url argument in the webvtt function of IET-OU Open Media Player.

- **Severity:** Low 3.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qff9-r3c8-wgm2

## What is CVE-2019-25086?

CVE-2019-25086 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IET-OU Open Media Player, published on 27 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in IET-OU Open Media Player up to 1.5.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function webvtt of the file application/controllers/timedtext.php. The manipulation of the argument ttml_url leads to cross site scripting. The attack can be initiated remotely. Upgrading to version 1.5.1 is able to address this issue. The name of the patch is 3f39f2d68d11895929c04f7b49b97a734ae7cd1f. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-216862 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25086?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Open Open Media Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25086?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25086 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25086 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

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Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25086 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25086 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in IET-OU Open Media Player, published on 27 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25086 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IET-OU Open Media Player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25086/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25086/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25086
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25086
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25086

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