# CVE-2026-119500: WordPress Flash & HTML5 Video plugin \<= 2.14.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-119104, GHSA-9JQC-6VC5-W43J
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-11-07 · Updated: 2026-11-07

CVE-2026-119500 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 6.5 (medium) and affects Flash & HTML5 Video; no fixed version is listed yet.

## Summary

The Flash & HTML5 Video WordPress plugin (html5-video-player) contains a stored cross-site scripting flaw that lets an attacker with a low-privilege account plant malicious script in site content, which runs in a victim's browser when they interact with it. The attacker can reach the bug remotely over the network, but a user must take an action, such as visiting or clicking through a page, for the script to run.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- html5-video-player: through 2.14.1

## 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 2.14.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on html5-video-player, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-119500 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119500

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119500?

html5-video-player: through 2.14.1.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-119500

## Related

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/html5-video-player/vulnerability/wordpress-flash-html5-video-plugin-2-14-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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