CVE-2012-1785

Videopack (formerly Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator) < 2.0 - Remote Code Execution

highImproper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

7.2

CVSS Score

7.2

CVSS Score

high

Severity

2.0

Patched in

4355d

Time to patch

Description

The Videopack (formerly Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution in versions up to 2.0 due to insufficient input validation on data supplied to the runCom() function that executes code. This makes it possible for attackers to run arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

High

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

Technical Details

Affected versions<2.0

PublishedFebruary 20, 2012

Last updatedJanuary 22, 2024

Affected pluginvideo-embed-thumbnail-generator

References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cbdfef0e-aadd-456b-84f6-ecd626400cbe?source=api-prod

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