WordPress Sniplets Plugin 1.1.2 text code injection

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in WordPress Sniplets Plugin 1.1.2 (Content Management System). This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument text with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Eval injection vulnerability in modules/execute.php in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the text parameter.

The weakness was shared 02/28/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-1060 since 02/28/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 31167 (Sniplets Plugin for WordPress execute.php 'text' Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 1 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (40831), Tenable (31167) and Exploit-DB (5194). The entries 41260 and 41258 are related to this item.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059

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Nessus ID: 31167
Nessus Name: Sniplets Plugin for WordPress execute.php 'text' Parameter Arbitrary Command Execution
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Vendor: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1060 (🔍)
X-Force: 40831
SecurityFocus: 27985 - WordPress Sniplets Plugin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29099 - WordPress Sniplets Plugin Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 04/21/2019 16:24
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (59), 04/21/2019 16:24 (13)
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