Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP <= 1.3.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Inclusion via Shortcode

MITRE NVD CVE.ORG JSON API Print: PDF PDF

Summary

CVECVE-2024-4551
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerWordfence
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2024-06-15 09:15:12 UTC
Updated2026-04-08 19:21:41 UTC
DescriptionThe Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13 via the display function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and higher, to include and execute arbitrary php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.004750000 probability, percentile 0.648040000 (date 2026-04-13)

Problem Types: CWE-98 | NVD-CWE-Other | CWE-98 CWE-98 Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED6.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Yotuwp Video Gallery All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Yotuwp Video Gallery YouTube Playlist Channel Gallery By YotuWP affected 1.3.13 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/File%20Inclusion af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 swisskyrepo.github.io Exploit
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed/trunk/inc/views.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 plugins.trac.wordpress.org Patch
plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset [email protected] plugins.trac.wordpress.org
www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4c7c932-5955-4fce-a64d-3b5c5... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.wordfence.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Friderika Baranyai (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2024-06-14T20:13:25.000ZDisclosed
© CVE.report 2026 |

Use of this information constitutes acceptance for use in an AS IS condition. There are NO warranties, implied or otherwise, with regard to this information or its use. Any use of this information is at the user's risk. It is the responsibility of user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content. EACH USER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY consequences of his or her direct or indirect use of this web site. ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED. This site will NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT or any other kind of loss.

CVE, CWE, and OVAL are registred trademarks of The MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. This site includes MITRE data granted under the following license.

Free CVE JSON API cve.report/api

CVE.report and Source URL Uptime Status status.cve.report