{"id":"CVE-2026-118097","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2026-118097"],"related":[],"title":"WordPress Flash & HTML5 Video plugin: stored XSS through version 2.14.0","description":"Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video html5-video-player allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Flash & HTML5 Video: from n/a through 2.14.0.","summary":"The bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video plugin (html5-video-player) for WordPress fails to neutralize input, allowing stored cross-site scripting. An attacker who can store content in the plugin can run scripts in the browser of other visitors or administrators.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"epss":null,"exploited":false,"exploited_at":null,"products":[],"ecosystems":[],"tags":["html5-video-player","package","self-hosted","wordpress"],"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed"],"how_to_check":"- Check whether the `html5-video-player` plugin is installed and its version in the WordPress admin plugin list\n- Versions through `2.14.0` are listed as affected in the description","fix":null,"status":"open","published_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-29T15:26:35+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-29T15:26:35+00:00","category":"package","confidence":0.5,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-29T15:26:35Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"unknown","reach":"internet","title":"WordPress Flash & HTML5 Video plugin: stored XSS through version 2.14.0","impact":"medium","summary":"The bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video plugin (html5-video-player) for WordPress fails to neutralize input, allowing stored cross-site scripting. An attacker who can store content in the plugin can run scripts in the browser of other visitors or administrators.","audience":"businesses","category":"package","nicknames":[],"who_cares":["wordpress","html5-video-player","self-hosted"],"confidence":0.5,"fix_status":"unknown","needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Scripts run in visitors' browsers, possibly stealing admin sessions.","analyst_note":"Confirm the fixed version and the privilege needed to store the input; check the NVD entry at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118097 and the plugin's changelog.","how_to_check":"- Check whether the `html5-video-player` plugin is installed and its version in the WordPress admin plugin list\n- Versions through `2.14.0` are listed as affected in the description","plain_action":"","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["plugin-not-installed"],"who_is_affected":"Websites running the Flash & HTML5 Video WordPress plugin (html5-video-player) at version 2.14.0 or earlier. The sources do not state which roles can store the input, so the exact exposure is unknown; sites without the plugin are not affected.","user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000699,"input_tokens":4131,"output_tokens":572,"severity_before":"medium"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-118097':13A,16A '-2026':12A,15A '2.14.0':10A,101C 'administr':67B 'affect':94C 'allow':42B,90C 'attack':49B 'bplugin':27B,82C 'browser':62B 'content':53B 'cross':45B,77C 'cross-sit':44B,76C 'cve':11A,14A 'fail':38B 'flash':2A,28B,83C,95C 'generat':75C 'host':24B 'html5':3A,18B,29B,33B,84C,87C,96C 'html5-video-player':17B,32B,86C 'improp':68C 'input':41B,71C 'issu':93C 'n/a':99C 'neutral':40B,69C 'packag':21B 'page':74C 'player':20B,35B,89C 'plugin':5A,31B,56B 'run':58B 'script':47B,59B,79C 'self':23B 'self-host':22B 'site':46B,78C 'store':6A,43B,52B,91C 'version':9A 'video':4A,19B,30B,34B,85C,88C,97C 'visitor':65B 'vulner':80C 'web':73C 'wordpress':1A,25B,37B 'xss':7A 'xss.this':92C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":"Websites running the Flash & HTML5 Video WordPress plugin (html5-video-player) at version 2.14.0 or earlier. The sources do not state which roles can store the input, so the exact exposure is unknown; sites without the plugin are not affected.","tier":"C","verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"fix_status":"none","audience":"businesses","plain_action":null,"first_public_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","kev":null,"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"audit@patchstack.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2026-118097","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118097","severity":null,"published_at":"2026-10-29T15:17:21+00:00","modified_at":"2026-10-29T15:18:54+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-29T15:25:39+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}