The Presto Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'link_url' parameter of the [presto_player_overlay] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the getOverlays() function, which copies the link_url shortcode attribute directly into the overlay configuration without scheme validation, allowing javascript: URIs to survive and be rendered as the href of a clickable anchor element by the presto-dynamic-overlay-ui web component. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00056.

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
2winfactor Presto Player unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected ≤ 4.2.0

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https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.1/dist/components/collection/components/core/features/presto-dynamic-overlays/component/presto-dynamic-overlays.js#L1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.1/inc/Services/Shortcodes.php#L464 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.1/inc/Services/Shortcodes.php#L513 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.1/templates/video.php#L16 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.4/dist/components/collection/components/core/features/presto-dynamic-overlays/component/presto-dynamic-overlays.js#L1 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.4/inc/Services/Shortcodes.php#L464 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.4/inc/Services/Shortcodes.php#L513 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/presto-player/tags/4.1.4/templates/video.php#L16 cve-icon cve-icon
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3553268/presto-player/trunk/inc/Services/Shortcodes.php cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/c87e7f50-f14a-4751-abcb-3a5bdd214889?source=cve cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:15:00 +0000

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Description The Presto Player plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the 'link_url' parameter of the [presto_player_overlay] shortcode in versions up to, and including, 4.2.0 This is due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping in the getOverlays() function, which copies the link_url shortcode attribute directly into the overlay configuration without scheme validation, allowing javascript: URIs to survive and be rendered as the href of a clickable anchor element by the presto-dynamic-overlay-ui web component. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Title The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress <= 4.2.0 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'link_url' Shortcode Attribute
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N'}

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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Wordfence

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-12T01:28:02.071Z

Reserved: 2026-05-20T17:39:30.319Z

Link: CVE-2026-9125

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-06-12T02:16:42.373

Modified: 2026-06-12T13:13:53.050

Link: CVE-2026-9125

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Updated: 2026-06-12T03:30:12Z

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