CVE-2024-7727
HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block <= 2.5.32 - Missing Authorization in multiple functions via h5vp_ajax_handler
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.3 Medium
- Published
- Sep 11, 2024
- Updated
- Apr 8, 2026
- Reserved
- Aug 12, 2024
Description
The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions called via the 'h5vp_ajax_handler' ajax action in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.32. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call these functions to manipulate data.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N | Wordfence |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Playerbplugins |
|
References
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/908df18e-7178-4d40-becb-86e1a714a7da?source=cve
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-player/trunk/inc/Model/ImportData.php#L4
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-player/trunk/inc/Model/Ajax.php#L5
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3139559/
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