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

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2024-07-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

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

Simple Video Directory: before 1.4.4 — fixed in 1.4.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Simple Video Directory 1.4.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf6c2e28-51ef-443b-b1c2-d555c7e12f7f/
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bf6c2e28-51ef-443b-b1c2-d555c7e12f7f/

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