Videopack (formerly Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator) < 2.0 - Remote Code Execution

7.2
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2012-1785
CVSS 7.2 (High)
Publicly Published February 20, 2012
Last Updated January 22, 2024

Description

The Videopack (formerly Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator) plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution in versions up to 2.0 due to insufficient input validation on data supplied to the runCom() function that executes code. This makes it possible for attackers to run arbitrary code on the system.

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Vulnerability Details for Videopack

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug video-embed-thumbnail-generator (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.0, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • < 2.0
Patched Version
  • 2.0

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