CVE-2025-8427: 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 insuffi

medium Affects beaver-builder (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.4, updated 2026-10-29; published ; advisory modified .

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 insuffi

Package
beaver-builder (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.9.3.1
Fixed in
2.9.3.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 6.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (7.0th percentile)
Published
2025-10-23
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
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