CVE-2024-4551 Path traversal in Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP

Medium 6.4 Published 15 Jun 2024 Updated 8 Apr 2026

Authenticated contributors can exploit a local file inclusion vulnerability in the YotuWP Video Gallery plugin to execute arbitrary PHP code on the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-4551?

CVE-2024-4551 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP, published on 15 Jun 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.13 via the display function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with contributor access and higher, to include and execute arbitrary php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Weakness: CWE-98

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4551?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yotuwp Video Gallery.

How do I fix CVE-2024-4551?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4551 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-2024-4551 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4551 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4v6p-qrqr-fp96.