CVE-2015-5469

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Published May 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 10.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mdc_youtube_downloader_project:mdc_youtube_downloader:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 10.1% (10.148% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/07/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/10/5
http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=133

History

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Subscriptions

Mdc Youtube Downloader Project Mdc Youtube Downloader

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:50 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 23, 2017, 3:56 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 6:50 AM
Reserved: Jul 10, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 23, 2017, 4:29 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:29 AM

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