CVE-2025-48168 WordPress Apollo - Sticky Full Width HTML5 Audio Player <= 3.4 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability

High 7.1 Published Updated

Reflected XSS in the Apollo Sticky Full Width HTML5 Audio Player plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-48168?

CVE-2025-48168 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in LambertGroup Apollo - Sticky Full Width HTML5 Audio Player, published on 20 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, 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 LambertGroup Apollo - Sticky Full Width HTML5 Audio Player lbg-audio5-html5-shoutcast-sticky allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Apollo - Sticky Full Width HTML5 Audio Player: from n/a through <= 3.4.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48168?

How do I fix CVE-2025-48168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48168 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-2025-48168 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48168 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9249-m7xh-2whp.

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