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CVE-2024-7721

HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block <= 2.5.34 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Limited Options Update

Published: Sep 11, 2024Updated: Sep 18, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-862
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 76.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
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Description

The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized modification of data due to a missing capability check on the 'save_password' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.34. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to set any options that are not explicitly checked as false to an array, including enabling user registration if it has been disabled.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected Products

bplugins
commercialaka button block, bplugins html5 video player, bslider
html5 video playerOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin
HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom PlayerOn-premCMS Plugin
Web & CMS Plugins / wordpress-plugin

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
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References

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/html5-video-player/trunk/inc/Model/Ajax.php#L79
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3148088/
plugins.trac.wordpress.org
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6dc3f308-d1e1-430b-bccd-168c0972fe7c?source=cve
wordfence.com

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