CVE-2025-39524 WordPress Html5 Audio Player plugin <= 2.2.28 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability
Stored XSS in Html5 Audio Player allows attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially compromising user sessions and site integrity.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-39524?
CVE-2025-39524 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in bPlugins Html5 Audio Player, published on 16 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-80
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-39524?
How do I fix CVE-2025-39524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-39524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-39524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-39524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-798j-54v2-vw4x.