Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo <= 3.3 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Setting Exposure

2024-11-21 17:06
Kévin Mosbahi (Mika)

Strategic Overview

Vulnerability Overview

The Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access of data due to a missing capability check on the get_setting() function in all versions up to, and including, 3.3. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to view settings for playlists.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization) The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

External References

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