CVE-2025-69053
Published: 22 January 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69053 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 JavaScript (T1059.007); 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
Threat & Defense Details
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 directly enables arbitrary JavaScript execution in the victim's browser (T1059.007) and facilitates drive-by compromise via crafted malicious links (T1189).
NVD Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup Universal Video Player universal-video-player allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Universal Video Player: from n/a through <= 3.8.4.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-69053 is an Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation vulnerability, classified as Reflected Cross-site Scripting (XSS) under CWE-79, in the LambertGroup Universal Video Player (universal-video-player) WordPress plugin. This issue affects versions from n/a through 3.8.4 inclusive. The vulnerability was published on 2026-01-22 with 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).
Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low attack complexity and no privileges required, though it necessitates user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Exploitation enables script execution in the context of the victim's browser, potentially leading to low impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a changed scope due to the cross-origin context.
The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/universal-video-player/vulnerability/wordpress-universal-video-player-plugin-3-8-4-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve provides details on the vulnerability in the WordPress Universal Video Player plugin version 3.8.4, including mitigation guidance.
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