# CVE-2023-48320: WordPress Video Player Plugin <= 1.5.22 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)

> Attackers can inject malicious scripts via stored XSS in the SpiderVPlayer plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 28 Apr 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7mpm-45vm-v7fc

## What is CVE-2023-48320?

CVE-2023-48320 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebDorado SpiderVPlayer, published on 30 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in WebDorado SpiderVPlayer allows Stored XSS.This issue affects SpiderVPlayer: from n/a through 1.5.22.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48320?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Web-Dorado Spidervplayer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48320?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48320 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48320 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in WebDorado SpiderVPlayer

- [CVE-2023-45632](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45632/): WordPress Video Player Plugin <= 1.5.22 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS) (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48320 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48320 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in WebDorado SpiderVPlayer, published on 30 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48320 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WebDorado SpiderVPlayer. 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-2023-48320/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48320/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48320
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48320
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48320

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48320/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.