Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the MDC YouTube Downloader plugin 2.1.0 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the file parameter to includes/download.php.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.10148 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mdc_youtube_downloader_project:mdc_youtube_downloader:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* | 2.1.0 | Vulnerable | Mdc Youtube Downloader Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:mdc_youtube_downloader_project:mdc_youtube_downloader:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:* Versions 2.1.0 Vulnerable ·Mdc Youtube Downloader Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-5469
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ff9c-2v27-xqmf
References
More Mdc Youtube Downloader Project Mdc Youtube Downloader vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-17406 WordPress MDC YouTube Downloader plugin <= 3.0.0 - CSRF to Stored XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2024-34779 WordPress MDC YouTube Downloader plugin <= 3.0.0 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2015-5469 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-5469 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ff9c-2v27-xqmf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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