CVE-2024-11354 – This vulnerability in the Ultimate YouTube Vide... (How to Fix)

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2024-11354?

CVE-2024-11354 has a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). This vulnerability in the Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete single playlists without proper authorization. It affects all versions up to and including 3.3 due to a missing capability check in the del_ytsingvid() function.

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability in the Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo WordPress plugin allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access or higher to delete single playlists without proper authorization. It affects all versions up to and including 3.3 due to a missing capability check in the del_ytsingvid() function.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:

Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo WordPress plugin

Versions: All versions up to and including 3.3

Operating Systems: Any OS running WordPress

Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes

Notes: Requires WordPress installation with the vulnerable plugin enabled and at least one authenticated user with Subscriber role or higher.

📦 What is this software?

Ultimate Youtube Video \& Shorts Player With Vimeo by Codelizar

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

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Worst Case

Malicious authenticated users could systematically delete all playlists, disrupting content organization and potentially causing data loss if playlists aren't backed up.

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Likely Case

Subscriber-level users deleting playlists they shouldn't have access to, causing minor content management disruption.

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If Mitigated

Limited impact if proper user role management and backups are in place, with only authorized administrators able to manage playlists.

🌐 Internet-Facing: MEDIUM - WordPress sites are typically internet-facing, but exploitation requires authenticated access.

🏢 Internal Only: LOW - This is primarily an internet-facing WordPress plugin vulnerability.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No

Weaponized: LIKELY

Unauthenticated Exploit: ✅ No

Complexity: LOW

Exploitation requires authenticated access but is straightforward once authenticated. The vulnerability details are publicly documented.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: Version after 3.3

Vendor Advisory: https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/ultimate-youtube-video-player/trunk/

Restart Required: No

Instructions:

1. Log into WordPress admin panel. 2. Navigate to Plugins → Installed Plugins. 3. Find 'Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo'. 4. Click 'Update Now' if update available. 5. If no update available, deactivate and remove the plugin.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Remove Subscriber playlist deletion capability

all

Use WordPress role management to prevent Subscriber-level users from accessing playlist management functions

wp role reset subscriber --allow-root
wp cap remove subscriber delete_playlists --allow-root

Temporary plugin deactivation

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Deactivate the vulnerable plugin until patched

wp plugin deactivate ultimate-youtube-video-player --allow-root

🧯 If You Can't Patch

Implement strict user role management and limit Subscriber accounts
Enable comprehensive logging and monitoring for playlist deletion activities

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check WordPress admin panel → Plugins → Ultimate YouTube Video & Shorts Player With Vimeo → Version. If version is 3.3 or lower, you are vulnerable.

Check Version:

wp plugin get ultimate-youtube-video-player --field=version --allow-root

Verify Fix Applied:

After updating, verify plugin version is higher than 3.3 in WordPress admin panel.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

WordPress audit logs showing playlist deletion by non-admin users
Unexpected playlist removal events in application logs

Network Indicators:

POST requests to admin-ajax.php or plugin-specific endpoints with playlist deletion parameters from non-admin users

SIEM Query:

source="wordpress.log" AND ("playlist deleted" OR "del_ytsingvid") AND user_role!="administrator"

📊 Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2024-11354

CVSS v3 Score: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

CWE: CWE-862

Published: November 21, 2024

Last Updated: November 26, 2024

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