CVE-2023-6485: Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-01-01 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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

bplugins HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player: before 2.5.19 — fixed in 2.5.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: bplugins HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player 2.5.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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