WP e-Commerce Shop Styling Plugin up to 2.5 on WordPress includes/download.php filename path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in WP e-Commerce Shop Styling Plugin up to 2.5 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function of the file includes/download.php. The manipulation of the argument filename results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2015-5468. The attack may be launched remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WP e-Commerce Shop Styling Plugin up to 2.5 on WordPress (E-Commerce Management Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file includes/download.php. The manipulation of the argument filename 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. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WP e-Commerce Shop Styling plugin before 2.6 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the filename parameter to includes/download.php.

The bug was discovered 07/06/2015. The weakness was shared 05/23/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-5468 since 07/10/2015. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download 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 687 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:includes/download.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (37530). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP e-Commerce Shop Styling Plugin 2.6

Timelineinfo

07/06/2015 🔍
07/10/2015 +4 days 🔍
05/23/2017 +683 days 🔍
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05/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
03/10/2025 +2848 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-5468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101634
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-5468 - WP e-Commerce Shop Styling Plugin - Directory Traversal Issue

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2017 12:39
Updated: 03/10/2025 06:30
Changes: 05/23/2017 12:39 (62), 10/02/2020 07:41 (2), 03/10/2025 06:30 (25)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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