CVE-2023-6485

CVSS 3.1 Score 5.4 of 10 (medium)

Details

Published Jan 1, 2024
Updated: Jan 8, 2024
CWE ID 79

Summary

CVE-2023-6485 is a vulnerability in the Html5 Video Player WordPress plugin before 2.5.19. It allows authenticated users, including subscribers, to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users like admins due to the plugin's failure to sanitize and escape some player settings. The base severity of this vulnerability is rated as MEDIUM with a base score of 5.4 according to [email protected]. The exploitability score is 2.3, and it requires low privileges and user interaction over a network. The potential impact is considered low in terms of integrity and confidentiality, with no availability impact specified. Remediation for this vulnerability would involve updating the Html5 Video Player WordPress plugin to version 2.5.19 or later.

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