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TI-2023-05943 Aliases CVE-2023-6485GHSA-p5mw-mg37-2vrh

Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS

Priority LOW 25CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00527 44th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed Html5 Video Player (Unknown): 2.5.19

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
UnknownHtml5 Video Playerbefore 2.5.192.5.19Patch availableCNA
  • Html5 Video Player VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.19 Fixed in 2.5.19 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.5.19VulnerablebPlugins
  • cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.5.19 Vulnerable ·bPlugins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Html5 Video Player (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.19

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-6485
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p5mw-mg37-2vrh

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2024-05133 HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-00982 SQL injection in html5-video-player CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-28948 WordPress HTML5 Video Player plugin <= 2.5.30 - Broken Access Control vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-07162 Missing authorization in bPlugins HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2024-07156 Missing authorization in bPlugins HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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