Simple Ads Manager Plugin 2.5.94/2.5.96 on WordPress information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Simple Ads Manager Plugin 2.5.94/2.5.96 on WordPress. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2015-2826. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Simple Ads Manager Plugin 2.5.94/2.5.96 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. 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:

WordPress Simple Ads Manager plugin 2.5.94 and 2.5.96 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information.

The bug was discovered 02/28/2017. The weakness was published 09/20/2017 with ITAS Team as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-2826 since 04/01/2015. 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 unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by ITAS Team and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is available 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 902 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10231 (Wordpress Simple Ads Manager Arbitrary sam-ajax-admin.php User Information Disclosure Vulnerability).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36615) and SecurityFocus (BID 73924†). Similar entry is available at VDB-75037. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: ITAS Team
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OpenVAS ID: 803448
OpenVAS Name: Wordpress Simple Ads Manager Plugin Multiple Vulnerabilities
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04/01/2015 🔍
04/02/2015 +1 days 🔍
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04/06/2015 +4 days 🔍
02/28/2017 +694 days 🔍
09/20/2017 +204 days 🔍
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09/21/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/01/2025 +2718 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 131281⛔
Researcher: ITAS Team
Organization: ITAS Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2015-2826 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2826
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106895
SecurityFocus: 73924 - WordPress Simple Ads Manager Plugin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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

Created: 09/21/2017 08:57
Updated: 03/01/2025 19:17
Changes: 09/21/2017 08:57 (77), 11/18/2019 08:57 (1), 01/13/2021 15:09 (2), 12/29/2022 14:44 (3), 03/01/2025 19:17 (14)
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