Contus Video Comments <= 1.0 - Authorization Bypass

Missing Authorization
CVE Not available
CVSS Medium (5.3)
Publicly Published June 15, 2016
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar
Description

The Contus Video Comments plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass due to a missing capability check on the file_put_contents function in versions up to, and including, 1.0. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload .jpg images anywhere in the WordPress installation.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug contus-video-comments (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Affected Version
  • <= 1.0
Patched Version
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