CVE-2025-32516
Published: 17 April 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-32516 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 is a reflected cross-site scripting flaw (CWE-79) caused by improper neutralization of input during web page generation. It affects the Related Videos for JW Player WordPress plugin in all versions through 1.2.0 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.1.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue by crafting a malicious link that, when clicked by a victim, executes arbitrary script in the context of the affected site. Successful exploitation can result in limited impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability with changed scope.
The vulnerability is documented in the Patchstack database, which lists the affected plugin versions and provides the corresponding advisory at the referenced URL. No further mitigation details are supplied in the available references.
The associated EPSS score remains low, with a current value of 0.0067 and a peak of 0.0111.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-11659
Vulnerability details
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in ilGhera Related Videos for JW Player related-videos-for-jw-player allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Related Videos for JW Player: from n/a through <= 1.2.0.
- 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.