WordPress security changelog
MEDIUM CVE-2024-4551 Modified

Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP: Filesystem traversal

Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP is affected by filesystem traversal. Exploitation requires an authenticated WordPress account. A crafted path can escape the intended directory and reach files or directories elsewhere on the server.

CVE / CNA score 6.4 CVSS 3.1 · security@wordfence.com
NVD score 8.8 CVSS 3.1 · nvd@nist.gov
Component
Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP
Plugin slug
yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed
Affected
See vendor advisory
Safe version
See mitigation notes
Published
Jun 15, 2024
Weakness
CWE-98 — Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')
NVD-CWE-Other

This CVE was published Jun 15, 2024 and is one of 4 known issues for this plugin.

What to do

Update, patch or deactivate.

Update Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP 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.

Source record

Technical description

The Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13 via the display function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and higher, to include and execute arbitrary php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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

References

Primary and upstream sources