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Html5 Audio Player

Plugin description

Html5 Audio Player embeds customizable HTML5 audio players for playing audio files in WordPress content.

Html5 Audio Player (html5-audio-player) is a WordPress plugin with 6 published CVE records in this archive. The latest tracked vulnerability was published Oct 09, 2026; the highest published CVSS base score is 6.5.

Plugin slug: html5-audio-player

Latest vulnerability

CVE-2026-62039: Html5 Audio Player: Stored cross-site scripting

The supplied vector requires low privileges; the exact WordPress role is not identified. Attacker-controlled content can be saved and later rendered without sufficient neutralization, allowing script execution under the site's origin in a viewer's session. The export does not identify the input field, storage operation, rendering function, output context or victim role. Victim interaction is required by the vector. The vector reports limited confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, limited availability impact. Affected versions: <= 2.8.8. No fixed release is confirmed.

PublishedOct 09, 2026

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Published vulnerabilities for html5-audio-player
		Safe version
Oct 09, 2026	CVE-2026-62039 Html5 Audio Player: Stored cross-site scripting The supplied vector requires low privileges; the exact WordPress role is not identified. Attacker-controlled content can be saved and later rendered without sufficient neutralization, allowing script execution under the site's origin in a viewer's session. The export does not identify the input field, storage operation, rendering function, output context or victim role. Victim interaction is required by the vector. The vector reports limited confidentiality impact, limited integrity impact, limited availability impact. Affected versions: <= 2.8.8. No fixed release is confirmed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.5
Apr 16, 2025	CVE-2025-39524 Html5 Audio Player: Cross-site scripting Html5 Audio Player is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.5
Jul 22, 2024	CVE-2024-37445 Html5 Audio Player: Cross-site scripting Html5 Audio Player is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.5
May 14, 2024	CVE-2024-4398 HTML5 Audio Player- Best WordPress Audio Player Plugin: Cross-site scripting HTML5 Audio Player- Best WordPress Audio Player Plugin is affected by cross-site scripting. Exploitation requires an authenticated contributor account. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE6.4
Feb 06, 2023	CVE-2023-0170 Html5 Audio Player: Cross-site scripting Html5 Audio Player is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVE5.4
Oct 18, 2021	CVE-2021-24412 Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for: Cross-site scripting Html5 Audio Player – Audio Player for is affected by cross-site scripting. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. Injected script can execute in the affected site's origin when the vulnerable output is viewed.	See mitigation notes	CVEPending

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