Video Background < 2.7.5 - Contributor+ Stored XSS via Shortcode
Published Mar 13, 2023
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
The Video Background WordPress plugin before 2.7.5 does not validate and escape some of its shortcode attributes before outputting them back in a page/post where the shortcode is embed, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks
Affected products
- Vendor n/a Product Video Background Defaultunaffected
- Version 0StatusaffectedConstraints<2.7.5
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Video Background | unaffected |
|
- < 2.7.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Feb 27, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2023–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 43.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.53% (0.00534) | 40.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00144) | 31.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.34% (0.03343) | 78.65th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00113) | 26.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 23, 2025 | 1.29% (0.01292) | 75.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00103) | 25.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00058) | 26.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 23.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 19, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 21.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 11, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 17.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 11.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (1)
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebf3df99-6939-4ae9-ad55-004f33c1cfbc exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebf3df99-6939-4ae9-ad55-004f33c1cfbc | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-descriptionThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.