Webcam Video Conference <= 4.91.8 - Unrestricted File Upload leading to Remote Code Execuction

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CVE CVE-2015-9271
CVSS Critical (9.8)
Publicly Published March 29, 2015
Last Updated January 22, 2024
Researcher Larry W. Cashdollar
Description

The VideoWhisper videowhisper-video-conference-integration plugin 4.91.8 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code because vc/vw_upload.php considers a file safe when "html" are the last four characters, as demonstrated by a .phtml file containing PHP code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1905.

References

1 affected software package

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug videowhisper-video-conference-integration (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Affected Version
  • <= 4.91.8
Patched Version
  • 4.91.9
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