Description

WordPress Plugin Video Downloader for TikTok is prone to a directory traversal vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue can allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin Video Downloader for TikTok version 1.3 is vulnerable; prior versions may also be affected.

Remediation

Update to plugin version 1.4 or latest

References

https://github.com/secwx/research/blob/main/cve/CVE-2020-24143.md

https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/downloader-tiktok/trunk/readme.txt

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Severity

High

Classification

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Missing Update Directory Traversal CWE-22 CVE-2020-24143