Path Traversal in Mdc Youtube Downloader Project
CVE-2015-5469
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to includes/download.php.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.101 (95.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 95.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.101 · newest: 0.101 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mdc Youtube Downloader Project — versions 2.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/1 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-5469?
- CVE-2015-5469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mdc Youtube Downloader Project, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-05-23.
- How severe is CVE-2015-5469?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-5469 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.