Html5 Audio Player: Stored cross-site scripting

The supplied vector requires low privileges; the exact WordPress role is not identified. Attacker-controlled content can be saved and later rendered without sufficient neutralization, allowing script execution under the site's origin in a viewer's session. The export does not identify the input field, storage operation, rendering function, output context or victim role. Victim interaction is required by the vector. The vector reports limited confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, limited availability impact. Affected versions: <= 2.8.8. No fixed release is confirmed.

CVE / CNA score 6.5 CVSS 3.1 · audit@patchstack.com

NVD score Pending NVD has not published its own CVSS assessment.

Component: Html5 Audio Player
Plugin slug: html5-audio-player
Affected: <= 2.8.8
Safe version: See mitigation notes
Published: Oct 09, 2026
Weakness: CWE-79 — Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

This CVE was published Oct 09, 2026 and is one of 6 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

No fixed release is confirmed. Disable the affected feature or deactivate the component until a confirmed fix is available. Application-level remediation: Validate accepted content, restrict writes to the intended users and escape values for their final output context. Remove injected stored content.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Source record

Technical description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Html5 Audio Player html5-audio-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Html5 Audio Player: from n/a through 2.8.8.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

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