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CVE-2024-2428: presto player vulnerability
CVE-2024-2428: medium vulnerability affecting presto player. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
- CVSS
- 4.7 MEDIUM
- EPSS
- 39.61%
- Known exploited
- not in KEV
- Product
- presto player
What is known
The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not have proper capability check when updating its settings via a REST route, allowing Contributor and above users to update them. Furthermore, due to the lack of escaping in one of the settings, this also allows them to perform Stored XSS attacks
Business impact
Successful exploitation of CVE-2024-2428, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) affecting presto player, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.
Recommended administrator action
Confirm whether presto player is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.