GD bbPress Attachments Plugin up to 2.2 on WordPress wp-admin/edit.php tab path traversal

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A vulnerability has been found in GD bbPress Attachments Plugin up to 2.2 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file wp-admin/edit.php. The manipulation of the argument tab with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the GD bbPress Attachments plugin before 2.3 for WordPress allows remote administrators to include and execute arbitrary local files via a .. (dot dot) in the tab parameter in the gdbbpress_attachments page to wp-admin/edit.php.

The weakness was presented 08/18/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2015-5482 since 07/10/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/edit.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11510 (WordPress GD bbPress Attachments Plugin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading to version 2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

See 77277 for similar entry.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Upgrade: GD bbPress Attachments Plugin 2.3

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08/18/2015 +39 days 🔍
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09/22/2015 +34 days 🔍
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Advisory: 132656
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-5482 (🔍)
Vulnerability Center: 52908 - GD bbPress Attachments Plugin for WordPress Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability in wp-admin/edit.php, Medium

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Created: 08/19/2015 10:20
Updated: 06/12/2022 14:23
Changes: 08/19/2015 10:20 (51), 01/03/2018 09:49 (8), 06/12/2022 14:23 (3)
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