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CVE-2013-3564

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-02-06 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The web interface in VideoLAN VLC media player before 2.0.7 has no access control which allows remote attackers to view directory listings via the 'dir' command or issue other commands without authenticating.

Affected products

• VideoLAN VLC: before 2.0.7 — fixed in 2.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: VideoLAN VLC 2.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-007.txt
• https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-007.txt

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