6.4

CVE-2023-6485: bplugins html5_video_player Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
Published 01-01-2024Last modified 18-06-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6485 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in bplugins html5_video_player. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.4% 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
0.53%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 01-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 18-06-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The Html5 Video Player WordPress plugin before 2.5.19 does not sanitise and escape some of its player settings, which combined with missing capability checks around the plugin could allow any authenticated users, such as low as subscribers to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users like admins

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.53%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

43%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.53% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.53%

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-video-player≤ 2.5.18 (fixed in 2.5.19)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

2 links