MDC YouTube Downloader < 2.1.1 - Directory Traversal

2015-07-02 00:00

Larry W. Cashdollar

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.1.1

Affected PluginMDC YouTube Downloader

Affected Version< 2.1.1

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2015-5469

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Vulnerability Overview

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to includes/download.php.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.1.1, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')) The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5469 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/793e650c-27f7-4eff-9922-8e01ba24e96d

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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