CVE-2024-5522

HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi

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Published Jun 20, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed

Description

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

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

HTML5 Video Player

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2.5.27

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.6% (2.639% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc76ef95-a2a9-4185-8ed9-1059097a506a/

History

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.75349}`	epss `{'score': 0.73387}`

May 19, 2025 9:30 PM First appearance in the feed. Weaknesses updated. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Bplugins Bplugins html5 Video Player
Weaknesses		CWE-89
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:bplugins:html5_video_player::::::wordpress::*
Vendors & Products		Bplugins Bplugins html5 Video Player

Subscriptions

Bplugins Html5 Video Player

Weaknesses

CWE-89

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 6:00 AM
Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM
Reserved: May 30, 2024, 8:22 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM

Updated: Aug 1, 2024, 9:18 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM

Status: Analyzed
Published: Jun 20, 2024, 6:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 8:16 AM

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