CVE-2023-49178
WordPress HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) Plugin <= 5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mr. Hdwplayer HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery): from n/a through 5.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) Plugin <= 5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mr. Hdwplayer HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery): from n/a through 5.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-49178- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-53183
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mr. Hdwplayer HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery): from n/a through 5.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-53183- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xqc-9fp4-5w7f
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')...
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mr. Hdwplayer HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery): from n/a through 5.0.
- Record
GHSA-5xqc-9fp4-5w7f- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Mr. Hdwplayer HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery): from n/a through 5.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-49178- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-49178 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Hdwplayer Hdw Player, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. No source names a fixed version.