Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-3564 · published 6 February 2020

CVE-2013-3564: Videolan vlc media player information exposure vulnerability

Videolan · Vlc Media Player

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.

5.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 1.1% · top 35.1% CWE-200 · Information exposure

5.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0

1.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

2References

16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Vlc Media Player Videolan

References

Link	Tags
https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-007.txt	Third Party Advisory
https://www3.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-007.txt	Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-3564), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-10-07). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.