Videopack (formerly Video Embed & Thumbnail Generator) < 2.0 — Remote Code Execution
CVE-2012-1785Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <2.0Update to 2.0 or newer
All remediation steps- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Videopack video-embed-thumbnail-generator
- Affected< 2.0
- Patched in2.0
Update to 2.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 2.0. Version 2.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Videopack.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 2.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Videopack to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence.
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.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Videopack
All 5| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤4.10.3Update to 4.10.4 | CVE-2025-54016 | |
| Medium6.3 | Missing Authorization Checks all versionsNo patch available | CVE-2022-4974 | |
| Medium6.1 | Cross-Site Scripting <4.1Update to 4.1 | — | |
| Medium5.3 | Full Path Disclosure ≤1.1Update to 2.0 | CVE-2012-1786 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤4.10.3Update to 4.10.4
- Medium6.3Missing Authorization Checks
all versionsNo patch available
- Medium6.1Cross-Site Scripting
<4.1Update to 4.1
- Medium5.3Full Path Disclosure
≤1.1Update to 2.0
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
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