Vulnerability · Published Jan 14, 2025 · Assigned by Wordfence
CVE-2024-13156HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block <= 2.5.35 - Authenticated (Contributor+) DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via heading Parameter
Medium 6.4
In plain English
A medium-severity cross-site scripting in HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player from bplugins. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to DOM-Based Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the ‘heading’ parameter in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.35 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Contributor-level access and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| bplugins | HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player | 0 – through 2.5.35 |
Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0b26af2-d559-49bf-841a-1974360b3ad6?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-player/trunk/dist/frontend.js
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/html5-video-player/#developers
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3221089/