Video Downloader For Tiktok: Filesystem traversal
Video Downloader For Tiktok 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.
- Component
- Video Downloader For Tiktok
- Plugin slug
video-downloader-for-tiktok- Affected
- See vendor advisory
- Safe version
- See mitigation notes
- Published
- Jul 07, 2021
This CVE was published Jul 07, 2021 and is one of 2 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Video Downloader For Tiktok 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
Directory traversal in the Video Downloader for TikTok (aka downloader-tiktok) plugin 1.3 for WordPress lets an attacker get access to files that are stored outside the web root folder via the njt-tk-download-video parameter.
NVD vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N