WordPress security changelog
HIGH CVE-2014-1905 Modified

Videowhisper Live Streaming Integration: A security weakness

Videowhisper Live Streaming Integration is affected by a security weakness. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. The resulting impact depends on how the affected component exposes the vulnerable operation.

CVE / CNA score 10.0 CVSS · cve@mitre.org
NVD score 10.0 CVSS 2.0 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Videowhisper Live Streaming Integration
Plugin slug
videowhisper-live-streaming-integration
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Dec 29, 2014
Weakness
CWE-77 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

This CVE was published Dec 29, 2014 and is one of 13 known issues for this plugin.

Patch or disable the affected component.

Update Videowhisper Live Streaming Integration to a release outside the affected range, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.

Technical description

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ls/vw_snapshots.php in the VideoWhisper Live Streaming Integration plugin before 4.29.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a file with a double extension, and then accessing the file via a direct request to a wp-content/plugins/videowhisper-live-streaming-integration/ls/snapshots/ pathname, as demonstrated by a .php.jpg filename.

NVD vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Primary and upstream sources