CVE-2023-6485

Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

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

Html5 Video Player

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

EPSS

0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 43rd percentile

Published

2024-01-01

Updated

2025-06-18

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/759b3866-c619-42cc-94a8-0af6d199cc81

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry