WP Marketplace Plugin up to 2.4.0 on WordPress cart.php ajaxinit file path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in WP Marketplace Plugin up to 2.4.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This affects the function ajaxinit in the library wpmarketplace/libs/cart.php. The manipulation of the argument file with the input value .. leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the ajaxinit function in wpmarketplace/libs/cart.php in the WP Marketplace plugin before 2.4.1 for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to download arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 11/06/2019 as EDB-ID 36466 as not defined exploit (Exploit-DB). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-9014 since 11/20/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wpmarketplace/libs/cart.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (36466). The entry 145106 is pretty similar.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Upgrade: WP Marketplace Plugin 2.4.1

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11/20/2014 🔍
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Advisory: EDB-ID 36466
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-9014 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 11/07/2019 09:37
Updated: 11/07/2019 09:42
Changes: 11/07/2019 09:37 (50), 11/07/2019 09:42 (19)
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