WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2021-24970 Modified

All-in-One Video Gallery: Filesystem traversal

All-in-One Video Gallery is affected by filesystem traversal. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 7.2 CVSS · contact@wpscan.com
NVD score 7.2 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
All-in-One Video Gallery
Plugin slug
all-in-one-video-gallery
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 13, 2021
Weakness
CWE-22 — Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

This CVE was published Dec 13, 2021 and is one of 12 known issues for this plugin.

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update All-in-One Video Gallery to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

No confirmed safe version is listed. Consider a vendor-supported patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality while you assess the risk.

Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.

Technical description

The All-in-One Video Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitise and validate the tab parameter before using it in a require statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a Local File Inclusion issue

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

Primary and upstream sources