CVE-2025-58651
📋 TL;DR
This DOM-based cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in PlayerJS WordPress plugin allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by users. The vulnerability affects all versions up to 2.24 of the PlayerJS plugin, potentially compromising user sessions and data.
💻 Affected Systems
- PlayerJS WordPress Plugin
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers could steal user session cookies, redirect users to malicious sites, perform actions on behalf of authenticated users, or deface websites.
Likely Case
Session hijacking, credential theft, or malicious content injection affecting users who visit compromised pages.
If Mitigated
Limited impact with proper content security policies, input validation, and output encoding in place.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires user interaction with malicious input, but no authentication is needed for the XSS payload to execute.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Version after 2.24
Vendor Advisory: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/playerjs/vulnerability/wordpress-playerjs-plugin-2-24-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Log into WordPress admin panel
2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins
3. Find PlayerJS plugin
4. Click 'Update Now' if update available
5. If no update available, deactivate and remove plugin
6. Install latest version from WordPress repository
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Implement Content Security Policy
allAdd CSP headers to restrict script execution sources
Add to .htaccess: Header set Content-Security-Policy "default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'"
Or add to WordPress functions.php: header("Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'");
Input Sanitization Filter
WordPressAdd custom input validation for PlayerJS parameters
Add to WordPress theme functions.php: add_filter('playerjs_parameters', 'sanitize_playerjs_input'); function sanitize_playerjs_input($params) { return array_map('esc_js', $params); }
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Disable or remove PlayerJS plugin immediately
- Implement web application firewall with XSS protection rules
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check WordPress admin → Plugins → Installed Plugins for PlayerJS version 2.24 or earlierCheck Version:
wp plugin list --name=playerjs --field=version (if WP-CLI installed)Verify Fix Applied:
Verify PlayerJS plugin version is greater than 2.24 in WordPress admin panel📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual POST/GET parameters containing script tags or JavaScript in PlayerJS-related requests
- Multiple failed attempts to access PlayerJS endpoints with malicious payloads
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests containing <script> tags or javascript: protocols in PlayerJS parameters
- Unusual outbound connections from user browsers after visiting PlayerJS pages
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (uri_path="*playerjs*" AND (request_parameters="*<script>*" OR request_parameters="*javascript:*"))