Media File Manager Plugin 1.4.2 on WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php dir_from/dir_to Parameter path traversal
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability was found in Media File Manager Plugin 1.4.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function dir_from/dir_to
of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation with the input value ../
leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
The Media File Manager plugin 1.4.2 for WordPress allows arbitrary file movement via a ../ directory traversal in the dir_from and dir_to parameters of an mrelocator_move action to the wp-admin/admin-ajax.php URI.
The bug was discovered 05/11/2018. The weakness was shared 01/31/2019 as EDB-ID 45809 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-19042 since 11/06/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.
After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 265 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (45809). The entries 130362, 130363 and 130365 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
05/11/2018 🔍11/06/2018 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: EDB-ID 45809Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-19042 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 02/01/2019 08:04Updated: 05/07/2020 09:28
Changes: 02/01/2019 08:04 (69), 05/07/2020 09:28 (1)
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