Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2021 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2021-24412Html5 Audio Player < 2.1.3 - Contributor+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.7% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 48.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress plugin before 2.1.3 does not sanitise or validate the parameters from its shortcode, allowing users with a role as low as contributor to set Cross-Site Scripting payload in them which will be triggered in the page/s with the embed malicious shortcode
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for WordPress | 2.1.3 – before 2.1.3 |
Weakness: CWE-79