Ajax Pagination Plugin 1.1 on WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php ajax_navigation loop path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ajax Pagination Plugin 1.1 on WordPress. This impacts the function ajax_navigation of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument loop can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2014-2674. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability has been found in Ajax Pagination Plugin 1.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function ajax_navigation of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument loop with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Ajax Pagination (twitter Style) plugin 1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the loop parameter in an ajax_navigation action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

The bug was discovered 02/18/2014. The weakness was disclosed 03/19/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at security.dxw.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-2674 since 03/30/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

It is possible to download the exploit 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 1490 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (32622). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• Ajax Pagination Plugin

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• 1.1

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