Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2023 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-0170Html5 Audio Player < 2.1.12 - Contributor+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Html5 Audio Player from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Html5 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 2.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Html5 Audio Player | 0 – before 2.1.12 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/19ee5e33-acc8-40c5-8f54-c9cb0fa491f0 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description