# CVE-2026-85415: Audio Player Block 1.1.0 - 1.6.2 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Audio Download URL

> Contributors can inject malicious JavaScript via audio URLs, leading to session hijacking or code execution when administrators view the content.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g7wp-g7qp-2jf5

## What is CVE-2026-85415?

CVE-2026-85415 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Audio Player Block, published on 30 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

The Audio Player Block  WordPress plugin before 1.6.3 does not validate the scheme of a user-supplied URL before using it as a link target, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to store malicious JavaScript that executes in the session of any user who later triggers the link (such as an administrator or editor reviewing the post).

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85415?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-85415?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85415 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-85415 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-85415 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-85415 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Unknown Audio Player Block, published on 30 Sep 2026. 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-2026-85415 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Audio Player Block. 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-2026-85415/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85415/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85415
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85415
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-85415

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-85415/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.