PT-2017-6862 · WordPress · Mdc Youtube Downloader Plugin

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2017-05-23 · Updated 2017-05-31 · CVE-2015-5469

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions MDC YouTube Downloader plugin version 2.1.0 for WordPress

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by providing a full pathname in the file parameter to the "includes/download.php" endpoint.

Recommendations For MDC YouTube Downloader plugin version 2.1.0, consider restricting access to the "includes/download.php" endpoint until a patch is available. Avoid using the file parameter in this endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-5469

Affected Products

Mdc Youtube Downloader Plugin

References · 5

• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=133 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/1 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5469 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5469 · Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/5 · Note