CVE-2021-24970 All-In-One-Gallery < 2.5.0 - Admin+ Local File Inclusion

High 7.2 Published Updated

An attacker with admin privileges can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the All-in-One Video Gallery plugin to read arbitrary files or execute code.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-24970?

CVE-2021-24970 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown All-in-One Video Gallery, published on 13 Dec 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The All-in-One Video Gallery WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitise and validate the tab parameter before using it in a require statement in the admin dashboard, leading to a Local File Inclusion issue

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-24970?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Plugins360 All-in-One Video Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2021-24970?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-24970 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2021-24970 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2021-24970 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c9pf-3r6r-m8r5.

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