CVE-2024-5475: The Responsive video embed WordPress plugin before 0.5.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which co

medium Affects responsive-video-embed (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

The Responsive video embed WordPress plugin before 0.5.1 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which co

Package
responsive-video-embed (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<0.5.1
Fixed in
0.5.1
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.4
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (30.4th percentile)
Published
2024-06-20
Source
nvd

References

CWE-79
NVD recordresponsive-video-embed (WordPress plugin) advisories

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