CVE-2025-32123
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-32123 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Drive-by Compromise (T1189); ranked at the 13.9th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Threat & Defense at a Glance
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Likely Mitigating ControlsAI
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.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Reflected XSS enables arbitrary JS execution via crafted malicious links, directly facilitating drive-by compromise (T1189) and spearphishing links (T1566.002).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup HTML5 Video Player with Playlist & Multiple Skins lbg-vp2-html5-rightside allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HTML5 Video Player with Playlist & Multiple Skins: from n/a through <= 5.3.5.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-32123 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, affecting the LambertGroup HTML5 Video Player with Playlist & Multiple Skins WordPress plugin (lbg-vp2-html5-rightside). The flaw impacts all versions up to and including 5.3.5, where user input is not properly sanitized during web page generation, enabling malicious script injection. It carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low complexity, and scope change.
Remote attackers without authentication can exploit this vulnerability by crafting malicious links or payloads that trick users into interacting with a vulnerable site, such as clicking a link or submitting input via the plugin's interface. Successful exploitation allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser context, potentially leading to low-level impacts on confidentiality (e.g., session token theft), integrity (e.g., data tampering), and availability, with the changed scope amplifying effects across origins.
The Patchstack advisory documents this issue in their vulnerability database for the WordPress plugin, highlighting the Reflected XSS in version 5.3.5 and prior, though specific patch details or mitigation steps are outlined in the referenced entry at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/lbg-vp2-html5-rightside/vulnerability/wordpress-html5-video-player-with-playlist-multiple-skins-plugin-5-3-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve. Security practitioners should update to a patched version if available or disable the plugin on affected sites.
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