Jan. 30, 2024, 7:44 a.m. | Rémy Marot

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SQL Injection in HTML5 Video Player WordPress Plugin

A researcher at Tenable discovered an unauthenticated SQL Injection (SQLi) vulnerability in the HTML5 Video Player WordPress plugin.

The SQLi exists because of a lack of validation of the parameter 'id'  used in the 'get_view' function which is accessible without authentication.

Proof Of Concept:

The vulnerability can be reproduced by performing the following GET HTTP request against a WordPress instance using a vulnerable version of the plugin and noticing the delayed response …

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