HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block <= 2.5.32 - Missing Authorization in multiple functions via h5vp_ajax_handler

Missing Authorization
CVE CVE-2024-7727
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published September 10, 2024
Last Updated September 11, 2024
Researcher Lucio Sá
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.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug html5-video-player (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 2.5.32
Patched Version
  • 2.5.33
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