Vulnerability · Published Jan 1, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2023-6485Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Html5 Video Player from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 45% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Html5 Video Player WordPress plugin before 2.5.19 does not sanitise and escape some of its player settings, which combined with missing capability checks around the plugin could allow any authenticated users, such as low as subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users like admins
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Html5 Video Player | 0 – before 2.5.19 |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/759b3866-c619-42cc-94a8-0af6d199cc81 exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description