Plugins · fv-player · data as of 2026-11-04
Is FV Player 8 safe? Known vulnerabilities and latest version
- Latest version
- 8.1.9
- Last updated
- 2026-10-07
- Active installs
- 1,000+
- Known issues on record
- 3
- Unpatched in latest
- 0
- Tested up to WP
- 7.1.4 · PHP 5.6+
WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports playlists, ads, stats and user video position saving. — by FolioVision
What to do
- Update to the latest version (8.1.9). Anything older than 8.1.9 has at least one known issue listed below. Dashboard → Updates, or Plugins → “update now”.
- If you cannot update right away, deactivate it until you can.
- Turn on auto-updates for it: Plugins → “Enable auto-updates” on its row.
- If you ran a vulnerable version and something looks off (spam pages, strange admins, redirects), run the free scan.
With WP-CLI: wp plugin get fv-player --field=version shows what you run; wp plugin update fv-player updates it.
Check your version
Known vulnerabilities
3 on record, newest first. “Affected” is the version range the source gives; “fixed in” is the version the source names, or (marked *) the first wordpress.org release after the last affected version.
medium 6.4 CVE-2026-95807 · published 2026-10-14
Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) in FV Player 8 (8.1.7 and older)
- Affected
- 8.1.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The FV Player 8 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via 'synopsis' Shortcode Attribute in all versions up to, and including, 8.1.7 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. Unauthenticated visitors can also exploit this vulnerability when the 'Parse Vimeo and YouTube links' (parse_comments) setting is enabled, as this causes the plugin to process shortcodes within comment text.
high 7.1 CVE-2026-42699 · published 2026-10-10
Cross-site scripting (XSS) in FV Player 8 (8.1.8 and older)
- Affected
- 8.1.8 and older
- Fixed in
- 8.1.9
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- No login needed; someone on the site has to click a link or open a page
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Patchstack
Details from the advisory
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in FV Player 8 <= 8.1.8 versions.
high 8.8 CVE-2026-83526 · published 2026-10-10
Arbitrary file upload in FV Player 8 (8.1.7 and older)
- Affected
- 8.1.7 and older
- Fixed in
- unknown
- Access needed (per CVSS)
- Needs a low-level account (e.g. subscriber)
- Range from
- CVE record (the advisory publisher) · score by Wordfence
Details from the advisory
The FV Player 8 plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 8.1.7 via the check_mimetype function. This is due to insufficient file type validation in check_mimetype(), which writes attacker-supplied remote file content to the public uploads directory before any MIME or extension check, combined with a missing capability check on new player creation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. This requires successfully exploiting a race condition, and is only exploitable if the '[fvplayer_editor]' shortcode is present, or the "Enable profile videos" setting is enabled.
Recent activity
- 2026-10-07 — latest release on wordpress.org (8.1.9).
- 2026-10-14 — Stored cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-95807), fix version not stated.
- 2026-10-10 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) disclosed (CVE-2026-42699), fixed in 8.1.9.
- 2026-10-10 — Arbitrary file upload disclosed (CVE-2026-83526), fix version not stated.
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Browse vulnerabilities
- Published this week
- Unpatched in the latest version
- By type of vulnerability
- Plugins by FolioVision (4 tracked)
Types found in this plugin: Cross-site scripting (XSS) (2) · Arbitrary file upload (1)
Where this data comes from
- Version, last update, installs: wordpress.org/plugins/fv-player (Plugins API), fetched 2026-11-04.
- Vulnerabilities: NIST National Vulnerability Database (NVD), checked 2026-11-04. This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- Each record links to its CVE page and to the original advisory (Wordfence, Patchstack or WPScan) where there is one. We only list a CVE here when its references or its advisory name this exact plugin, so a few real issues may be missing; none should be about a different plugin. Spot an error? Email Daniel.
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