Powerplay Gallery Plugin 3.3 on WordPress upload.php targetDir access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Powerplay Gallery Plugin 3.3 on WordPress. This affects an unknown function of the file upload.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument targetDir results in access control. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2015-5682. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Powerplay Gallery Plugin 3.3 on WordPress (Photo Gallery Software). This affects an unknown code of the file upload.php. The manipulation of the argument targetDir with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

upload.php in the Powerplay Gallery plugin 3.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to create arbitrary directories via vectors related to the targetDir variable.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2015. The weakness was disclosed 05/23/2017 (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-5682 since 07/27/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 696 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

06/27/2015 🔍
07/27/2015 +30 days 🔍
05/23/2017 +666 days 🔍
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05/23/2017 +0 days 🔍
10/02/2020 +1228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-5682 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-5682
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101637
OSVDB: - CVE-2015-5682 - WordPress - Powerplay Gallery Plugin - File Upload Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2017 12:40
Updated: 10/02/2020 08:23
Changes: 05/23/2017 12:40 (59), 10/02/2020 08:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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