# CVE-2024-1061: SQL injection in bplugins:html5 video player

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject SQL commands via the 'id' parameter in the HTML5 Video Player plugin, potentially accessing or modifying database content.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89c9-2mcj-c9gr

## What is CVE-2024-1061?

CVE-2024-1061 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in bplugins:html5_video_player, published on 30 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The 'HTML5 Video Player' WordPress Plugin, version < 2.5.25 is affected by an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability in the 'id' parameter in the  'get_view' function.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1061?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bplugins Html5 Video Player.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-1061?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1061 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-1061 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1061 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WordPress HTML5 Video Player - SQL Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2024/CVE-2024-1061.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in bplugins:html5_video_player

- [CVE-2024-5522](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-5522/): HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-6485](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6485/): Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2024-7727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7727/): Missing authorization in HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-43296](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43296/): WordPress HTML5 Video Player plugin <= 2.5.30 - Broken Access Control vulnerability (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2024-7721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7721/): Missing authorization in HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-1061 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-1061 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in bplugins:html5_video_player, published on 30 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-1061 exists.

Affected product: bplugins:html5_video_player. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1061/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1061/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-1061
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1061
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-1061

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-1061/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.