Slideshow Plugin up to 2.2.21 on WordPress loadStylesheetByAJAX Config information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Slideshow Plugin up to 2.2.21 on WordPress. Affected by this issue is the function SlideshowPluginSlideshowStylesheet::loadStylesheetByAJAX. The manipulation leads to information disclosure (Config). This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-3634. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Slideshow Plugin up to 2.2.21 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects the function SlideshowPluginSlideshowStylesheet::loadStylesheetByAJAX. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Config). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The SlideshowPluginSlideshowStylesheet::loadStylesheetByAJAX function in the Slideshow plugin 2.2.8 through 2.2.21 for Wordpress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary Wordpress option values.

The bug was discovered 04/26/2015. The weakness was published 06/08/2017 by Matthew Daley (oss-sec). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-3634 since 05/02/2015. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 774 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 74453†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Slideshow Plugin

Version

• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15
• 2.2.16
• 2.2.17
• 2.2.18
• 2.2.19
• 2.2.20
• 2.2.21

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
NVD Vector: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Config
Class: Information disclosure / Config
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

04/25/2015 🔍
04/26/2015 +1 days 🔍
05/02/2015 +6 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +768 days 🔍
06/08/2017 +0 days 🔍
06/09/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/08/2022 +2008 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: cac505e593cbe70a4d8af5b639f5385d4cc7aa04
Researcher: Matthew Daley
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2015-3634 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3634
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102125
SecurityFocus: 74453 - WordPress Slideshow Plugin 'SlideshowPluginSlideshowStyleshe' Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2017 07:55
Updated: 12/08/2022 09:44
Changes: 06/09/2017 07:55 (65), 10/15/2019 11:28 (1), 12/08/2022 09:44 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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