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

5.4MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Wordpress
Status
Html5 Video Player
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 January 2024

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

Summary

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 Version(s)

Html5 Video Player 0 < 2.5.19

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2023-6485 - Proof of Concept

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/759b3866-c619-42cc-94a8-...
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.4
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Krzysztof Zając (CERT PL)
WPScan
.