CVE-2024-5522 json
HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi
published 2024-06-20 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-46726
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.6%
- EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
The HTML5 Video Player WordPress plugin before 2.5.27 does not sanitize and escape a parameter from a REST route before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated users to perform SQL injection attacks
Patch / fix
- Unknown HTML5 Video Player 2.5.27
- bplugins html5_video_player 2.5.27
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
2.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template WordPress HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - SQL Injection nuclei detection template
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/bc76ef95-a2a9-4185-8ed9-1059097a506a/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown HTML5 Video Player
- bplugins html5_video_player
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/bc76ef95-a2a9-4185-8ed9-1059097a506a/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-5522
- NVD CVE-2024-5522
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.