CVE-2024-7727: 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 'h5v

medium Affects html5-video-player (WordPress plugin). Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published ; advisory modified .

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 'h5v

Package
html5-video-player (WordPress plugin) WordPress
Affected versions
<2.5.33
Fixed in
2.5.33
Severity
medium  CVSS 5.3
Exploitation
not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (33.2th percentile)
Published
2024-09-11
Source
nvd

References

CWE-862
NVD recordhtml5-video-player (WordPress plugin) advisories

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