CVE-2015-5469 describes an absolute path traversal vulnerability in version 2.1.0 of the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin for WordPress. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files on the server by specifying a full file path in the 'file' parameter of the includes/download.php script. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on confidentiality. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or Metasploit modules, a Nuclei template exists for detecting this Local File Inclusion, and it has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 98/100, indicating significant potential risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mdc_youtube_downloader_project:mdc_youtube_downloader:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.