CVE-2025-27308
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-27308 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 28.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-27308 is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) in the WP Video Posts plugin for WordPress by cmstactics. It arises from improper neutralization of input during web page generation and affects all versions through 3.5.1, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by supplying a crafted URL that triggers script execution in the browser of a user who follows the link. Successful exploitation can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability within the site context, as the reflected payload executes with the privileges of the visiting user.
The vulnerability is tracked in the Patchstack advisory database, which identifies the reflected XSS exposure in WP Video Posts <= 3.5.1 and serves as the primary public reference for the issue. EPSS remains low, with a current value of 0.0067 and a peak of 0.0111.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11630
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in cmstactics WP Video Posts wp-video-posts allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects WP Video Posts: from n/a through <= 3.5.1.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.