6.4

CVE-2023-0170: bplugins html5_audio_player Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 06-02-2023Last modified 25-03-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-0170 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in bplugins html5_audio_player. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.57%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 06-02-2023
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 25-03-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Html5 Audio Player WordPress plugin before 2.1.12 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.57%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

46%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.57% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.57%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Bplugins1 product
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • html5-audio-player≤ 2.1.11 (fixed in 2.1.12)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links