Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2025-8427Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) <= 2.9.2.1 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'auto_play'
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) from The Beaver Builder Team. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘auto_play’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.2.1 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| The Beaver Builder Team | Beaver Builder Plugin (Starter Version) | 0 – through 2.9.2.1 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N