Unauthorized Modification of Data in HTML5 Video Player Plugin
CVE-2024-7721

4.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wordpress
Status
Html5 Video Player – Mp4 Video Player Plugin And Block
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 September 2024

What is CVE-2024-7721?

The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_password' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.34. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to set any options that are not explicitly checked as false to an array, including enabling user registration if it has been disabled.

Affected Version(s)

HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block * <= 2.5.34

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-pl...
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148088/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
4.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Lucio Sá
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CVE-2024-7721 : Unauthorized Modification of Data in HTML5 Video Player Plugin