HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery)
hdw-player-video-player-video-gallery · plugin
Known security vulnerabilities for HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery). Find out in seconds which version runs on your site with WP Lens.
2 known vulnerabilities
1 exploitable without logging in · 1 with public exploit code · latest Dec 15, 2023
Before you install
Do not install
- Closed on wordpress.org on Mar 7, 2024 (security issue); no updates will come.
Do not install it on a new site; if it is installed, remove it or switch to a maintained alternative.
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Closed on wordpress.org
Removed from the directory on Mar 7, 2024 · reason: security issue. A closed component gets no more updates; installed copies keep running and their vulnerabilities stay open. Remove it or replace it with a maintained alternative.
wordpress.org status checked on Oct 15, 2026
Vulnerabilities
- Medium 6.5
SQL injection vulnerability in the videos page in the HDW Player Plugin (hdw-player-video-player-video-gallery) 2.4.2 for WordPress allows r
- Medium 6.1
CVE-2023-49178unauthenticated · needs a click≤ 5.0
WordPress HDW Player Plugin (Video Player & Video Gallery) Plugin <= 5.0 is vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting (XSS)
The access label is read from the record's own text (e.g. “subscriber+”: subscriber and above). When the text names no role, CVSS decides between “login required” and “high privilege”; no role name is invented. “Needs a click”: the attack depends on a logged-in user following a link (CSRF, reflected XSS).