profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities Plugin wp-admin/admin-ajax.php code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities Plugin up to 2.8.5 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. This manipulation of the argument html with the input <?php as part of Request causes code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2019-15873. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities Plugin up to 2.8.5 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument html with the input value <?php leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities plugin before 2.8.6 for WordPress has remote code execution via an wp-admin/admin-ajax.php request with the action=pm_template_preview&html=<?php substring followed by PHP code.

The weakness was disclosed 09/03/2019. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2019-15873 since 09/03/2019. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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NVD Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities Plugin 2.8.6

Timelineinfo

09/03/2019 🔍
09/03/2019 +0 days 🔍
09/04/2019 +1 days 🔍
12/11/2023 +1559 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordpress.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2019-15873 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-15873
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-141217
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2019 09:26
Updated: 12/11/2023 13:37
Changes: 09/04/2019 09:26 (42), 08/12/2020 10:50 (18), 12/11/2023 13:37 (4)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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