Name: CVE-2023-6485: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2023-6485, CWE-79, CVSS 5.4, EPSS 0.00527

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

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.4
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Html5 Video Player Plugin	—	Update html5-video-player plugin to version 2.5.19, or a newer patched version	May 15, 2025	Dec 8, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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