vulnerability
WordPress Plugin: html5-video-player: CVE-2023-6485: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N) | Dec 8, 2023 | May 15, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
Dec 8, 2023
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Jun 24, 2025
Description
The Html5 Video Player – mp4 player, Video Player for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.18 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level permissions and above, to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that will execute whenever a user accesses an injected page.
Solution
html5-video-player-plugin-cve-2023-6485
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