candidate-application-form Plugin 1.0 on WordPress path traversal
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.4 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in candidate-application-form Plugin 1.0 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:
Remote file download vulnerability in candidate-application-form v1.0 wordpress plugin
The bug was discovered 08/05/2015. The weakness was shared 10/06/2016 by Larry W. Cashdollar (Website). The advisory is shared at vapidlabs.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-1000005 since 06/07/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 428 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Path traversalCWE: CWE-22
ATT&CK: T1006
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
08/05/2015 🔍06/07/2016 🔍
06/26/2016 🔍
10/06/2016 🔍
10/06/2016 🔍
01/01/2017 🔍
07/23/2019 🔍
Sources
Advisory: vapidlabs.comResearcher: Larry W. Cashdollar
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2015-1000005 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 97108 - candidate-application-form Wordpress Plugin CVE-2015-1000005 Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 01/01/2017 10:02Updated: 07/23/2019 16:47
Changes: 01/01/2017 10:02 (58), 07/23/2019 16:47 (5)
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