CVE-2024-5522: html5 video player vulnerability

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
CVE-2024-5522CVSS 6.5CMS

CVE-2024-5522: html5 video player vulnerability

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

CVSS
6.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
83.84%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
html5 video player

What is known

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

Sources

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