# CVE-2026-118097: bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video stored cross-site scripting

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-118097-improper-neutralization-of-input-during-web-page-generation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-10-29. Updated: 2026-10-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-118097 · Severity: medium · CVSS 6.5 · Published 2026-10-29

The Flash & HTML5 Video player plugin for WordPress allows website administrators and contributors to unintentionally inject malicious scripts that persist on the site. An attacker with contributor or higher privileges could craft input that executes JavaScript in visitors' browsers, stealing session cookies, account credentials, or redirecting users to malicious sites. The vulnerability requires user interaction and elevated access to exploit, limiting but not eliminating the risk to WordPress sites running the plugin.

Vendors: [bPlugins](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/bplugins).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-118097 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-118097 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-118097?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 29 October 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video through 2.14.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-118097?** Yes: fixed in 2.14.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-118097 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-118097?** Check whether you run bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2.14.1

## Technical details

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the html5-video-player component due to improper neutralization of user input during web page generation. An authenticated user with contributor-level privileges or higher can inject malicious scripts that are persisted in the database and executed in the browsers of all site visitors. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 and requires user interaction (a privileged user clicking a link or visiting a crafted page).

## Affected products

- bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video through 2.14.0

## Timeline

- 2026-09-18: disclosed: Reported by Intrudify
- 2026-10-29: advisory: Published by Patchstack
- 2026-10-29: patched: Version 2.14.1 released

## References

- [https://wordpress.org/plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/html5-video-player/vulnerability/wordpress-flash-html5-video-plugin-2-14-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/html5-video-player/vulnerability/wordpress-flash-html5-video-plugin-2-14-0-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

## Related threats

- [bPlugins Flash & HTML5 Video stored cross-site scripting](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-119500-improper-neutralization-of-input-during-web-page-generation)