CVE-2025-27005: WordPress HTML5 Video Player plugin <= 5.3.5 - Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in LambertGroup HTML5 Video Player lbg-vp2-html5-bottom allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HTML5 Video Player: from n/a through <= 5.3.5.

Affected products

LambertGroup HTML5 Video Player: through 5.3.5

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/lbg-vp2-html5-bottom/vulnerability/wordpress-html5-video-player-plugin-5-3-5-reflected-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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