CVE-2024-50552 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-50552: WordPress Hover Video Preview plugin <= 1.0.2 - Stored Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Vendor Jasonpancake
Product Hover Video Preview
Weakness CWE-79 · XSS
Published November 19, 2024
Last update May 11, 2026

CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in jasonpancake Hover Video Preview hover-video-preview allows Stored XSS.This issue affects Hover Video Preview: from n/a through <= 1.0.2.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Hover Video Preview versions 1.0.2 and earlier contain a cross-site scripting vulnerability. An attacker with low-level site access can inject malicious scripts that execute in other users' browsers when they interact with the affected component. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger. Scope is changed, meaning the impact extends beyond the vulnerable component itself.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Inject malicious scripts that run in other users' browsers to steal data or perform actions on their behalf.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Users' accounts and data are at risk if an attacker with low privileges injects malicious code through this component.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Attacker needs low-level site access (e.g., subscriber or contributor role) and the victim must interact with the affected feature.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

November 19, 2024 CVE published
May 11, 2026 Record updated

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