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TI-2024-05133 Aliases CVE-2024-5522GHSA-3vf3-j8cr-x4g6

HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-89Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
SQL injection
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-89.

Summary

The HTML5 Video Player WordPress plugin before 2.5.27 does not sanitize and escape a parameter from a REST route before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02639 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix Fixed HTML5 Video Player (Unknown): 2.5.27

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
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 Player before 2.5.272.5.27Patch availableCNA
  • HTML5 Video Player VendorUnknown Affected before 2.5.27 Fixed in 2.5.27 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*before 2.5.27VulnerablebPlugins
  • cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions before 2.5.27 Vulnerable ·bPlugins

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA HTML5 Video Player (Unknown) Fixed in 2.5.27

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-5522
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3vf3-j8cr-x4g6

References

Exploit 1

  • 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-2023-05943 Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • 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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