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CVE-2024-4551: Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP <= 1.3.13 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Arbitrary File Inclusion via Shortcode

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2024-06-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-98

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.

Affected products

• yotuwp Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP: before 1.3.14 — fixed in 1.3.14

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: yotuwp Video Gallery – YouTube Playlist, Channel Gallery by YotuWP 1.3.14. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed/trunk/inc/views.php#L828
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3106918%40yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed&new=3106918%40yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=
• https://swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/File%20Inclusion/#lfi-to-rce-via-php-pearcmd
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4c7c932-5955-4fce-a64d-3b5c5de95356?source=cve
• https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/yotuwp-easy-youtube-embed/trunk/inc/views.php#L828
• https://swisskyrepo.github.io/PayloadsAllTheThings/File%20Inclusion/#lfi-to-rce-via-php-pearcmd
• https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a4c7c932-5955-4fce-a64d-3b5c5de95356?source=cve

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