CVE-2024-43296 WordPress HTML5 Video Player plugin <= 2.5.30 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Attackers can bypass access controls in the Flash & HTML5 Video WordPress plugin to perform unauthorized actions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-43296?
CVE-2024-43296 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in bPlugins LLC Flash & HTML5 Video, published on 1 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in bPlugins LLC Flash & HTML5 Video allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Flash & HTML5 Video: from n/a through 2.5.30.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-43296?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bplugins Html5 Video Player.
How do I fix CVE-2024-43296?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-43296 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-43296 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-43296 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in bPlugins LLC Flash & HTML5 Video
- CVE-2024-1061 SQL injection in bplugins:html5 video player
- CVE-2024-5522 HTML5 Video Player < 2.5.27 - Unauthenticated SQLi
- CVE-2023-6485 Html5 Video Player < 2.5.19 - Subscriber+ Stored XSS
- CVE-2024-7727 Missing authorization in HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player
- CVE-2024-7721 Missing authorization in HTML5 Video Player – Embed and Play Videos in Custom Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qf8p-5g4m-c6xm.