CVE-2024-2428: prestoplayer presto_player Cross-site Scripting
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-2428 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in prestoplayer presto_player. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 10-04-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 30-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The Ultimate Video Player For WordPress WordPress plugin before 2.2.3 does not have proper capability check when updating its settings via a REST route, allowing Contributor and above users to update them. Furthermore, due to the lack of escaping in one of the settings, this also allows them to perform Stored XSS attacks
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version- CVE.orgCNA4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
- NVDNIST4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
41%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.50% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (wpscan.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Prestoplayer1 product
- presto_player< 2.2.3
Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
- presto-player≤ 2.2.2 (fixed in 2.2.3)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
2 links- wpscan.com/vulnerability/4832e223-4571-4b45-97db-2fd403797c49/ExploitVDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory