Description
Paella Player is a set of libraries to create a multi stream video player. Prior to Paella Player 2.12.11 (as used in Opencast prior to 19.7 and 20.2), there is a potential XSS attack though closed captions cue text. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.11.
Published: 2026-09-17
Score: 8.7 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-m6c8-jcw2-5r25 Opencast: Stored XSS in Paella player via WebVTT/DFXP caption cue text
History

Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Paella Player is a set of libraries to create a multi stream video player. Prior to Paulla Player 2.12.11 (as used in Opencast prior to 19.7 and 20.2), there is a potential XSS attack though closed captions cue text. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.11. Paella Player is a set of libraries to create a multi stream video player. Prior to Paella Player 2.12.11 (as used in Opencast prior to 19.7 and 20.2), there is a potential XSS attack though closed captions cue text. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.11.

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Paella Player is a set of libraries to create a multi stream video player. Prior to Paulla Player 2.12.11 (as used in Opencast prior to 19.7 and 20.2), there is a potential XSS attack though closed captions cue text. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.12.11.
Title Paella Player: Stored XSS via caption cue text
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-18T13:10:43.631Z

Reserved: 2026-08-20T20:52:01.926Z

Link: CVE-2026-77615

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-17T21:17:38.557

Modified: 2026-09-18T13:18:36.710

Link: CVE-2026-77615

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-79

    Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')