HTML5 Video Player Plugin up to 2.5.32 on WordPress h5vp_ajax_handler authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in HTML5 Video Player Plugin up to 2.5.32 on WordPress. Affected is the function h5vp_ajax_handler. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-7727. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in HTML5 Video Player Plugin up to 2.5.32 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function h5vp_ajax_handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-862. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

The HTML5 Video Player – mp4 Video Player Plugin and Block plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on multiple functions called via the 'h5vp_ajax_handler' ajax action in all versions up to, and including, 2.5.32. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to call these functions to manipulate data.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-7727 since 08/12/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/12/2024).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Multimedia Player Software

Name

• HTML5 Video Player Plugin

Version

• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
• 2.5.6
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.8
• 2.5.9
• 2.5.10
• 2.5.11
• 2.5.12
• 2.5.13
• 2.5.14
• 2.5.15
• 2.5.16
• 2.5.17
• 2.5.18
• 2.5.19
• 2.5.20
• 2.5.21
• 2.5.22
• 2.5.23
• 2.5.24
• 2.5.25
• 2.5.26
• 2.5.27
• 2.5.28
• 2.5.29
• 2.5.30
• 2.5.31
• 2.5.32

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