WordPress 3.6 Installation Path information disclosure ⚔ [Disputed]

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 3.6. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is the function get_allowed_mime_types/set_url_scheme/comment_form. The manipulation results in information disclosure (Installation Path). There is not any exploit available. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 3.6 (Content Management System). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is the function get_allowed_mime_types/set_url_scheme/comment_form. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Installation Path). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality.

The weakness was released 11/29/2013 by MustLive as Vulnerabilities hiddenly fixed in WordPress 3.6 and 3.6.1 as confirmed mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The public release was coordinated with the vendor. The mailinglist post contains:

As I wrote in November (http://websecurity.com.ua/6904/), there are 3 FPD vulnerabilities, which were hiddenly fixed in WP 3.6.1. They were not mentioned in announcement or Codex. Even there were cases, when WP developers wrote about fixed FPD in official announcements.

The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment.

Upgrading to version 3.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability. It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting display_errors = off. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (100487†). Further details are available at websecurity.com.ua. Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-11347. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Content Management System

Name

• WordPress

Version

• 3.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://wordpress.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Name: Installation Path
Class: Information disclosure / Installation Path
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WordPress 3.6.1
Config: display_errors = off

Timelineinfo

11/29/2013 🔍
12/03/2013 +4 days 🔍
03/23/2019 +1936 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: Vulnerabilities hiddenly fixed in WordPress 3.6 and 3.6.1
Researcher: MustLive
Status: Confirmed
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Disputed: 🔍

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-11346
OSVDB: 100487

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2013 16:31
Updated: 03/23/2019 15:52
Changes: 12/03/2013 16:31 (49), 03/23/2019 15:52 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D6A:103

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