Stored cross-site scripting in FV Flowplayer Video Player via comments
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
The FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress plugin before 7.5.57.7212 does not escape shortcode attribute values embedded in comments before rendering them into the media player markup (CWE-79). An unauthenticated visitor can store a script payload in a comment that runs in the browser of any visitor who plays the commented video, including administrators, when the non-default comment shortcode parsing setting is enabled. A public exploit is linked in the references.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
Description from the CNA
The FV Flowplayer Video Player WordPress plugin before 7.5.57.7212 does not escape shortcode attribute values embedded in comments before rendering them into the media player markup, allowing an unauthenticated visitor to store a script payload in a comment that executes in the session of any visitor, including an administrator, who plays the commented video, when the non-default comment-shortcode-parsing setting is enabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | FV Flowplayer Video Player | before 7.5.57.7212 | 7.5.57.7212 | Patch available | CNA |
- FV Flowplayer Video Player VendorUnknown Affected before 7.5.57.7212 Fixed in 7.5.57.7212 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Update FV Flowplayer Video Player to version 7.5.57.7212 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-07
- Fix · CNA FV Flowplayer Video Player (Unknown) Fixed in 7.5.57.7212
Timeline
- 2026-11-07 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-117525
- 2026-11-07 Alias added: GHSA-3w3h-c2r9-pfq5
- 2026-11-07 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-11-07 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-117525 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-117525 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3w3h-c2r9-pfq5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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