CVE-2024-5475: Responsive video embed < 0.5.1 - Contributor+ Stored XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-06-20 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

The Responsive video embed WordPress plugin before 0.5.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

Affected products

Responsive video embed: before 0.5.1 — fixed in 0.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Responsive video embed 0.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cee66543-b5d6-4205-8f9b-0febd7fee445/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/cee66543-b5d6-4205-8f9b-0febd7fee445/

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