CVE-2014-5180 describes a SQL injection vulnerability in the HDW Player Plugin (hdw-player-video-player-video-gallery) version 2.4.2 for WordPress. This flaw allows authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary SQL commands through the 'id' parameter in the 'edit' action within wp-admin/admin.php. With a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability is moderately severe, requiring authentication but having low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-39280) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:hdwplayer:hdw-player-video-player-video-gallery:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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