Vulnerability · Published Jul 12, 2024 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2024-5811Simple Video Directory < 1.4.4 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Medium 6.1

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Simple Video Directory from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.1Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.0% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Simple Video Directory WordPress plugin before 1.4.4 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow contributors and higher to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	Simple Video Directory	0 – before 1.4.4

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf6c2e28-51ef-443b-b1c2-d555c7e12f7f/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description