nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin/Post Front-End Form on WordPress unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin and Post Front-End Form on WordPress. The affected element is the function nm_filemanager_upload_file/nm_postfront_upload_file. The manipulation results in unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-15042. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin and Post Front-End Form on WordPress (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function nm_filemanager_upload_file/nm_postfront_upload_file. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The Frontend File Manager (versions < 4.0), N-Media Post Front-end Form (versions < 1.1) plugins for WordPress are vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation via the `nm_filemanager_upload_file` and `nm_postfront_upload_file` AJAX actions. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected sites server which may make remote code execution possible.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-15042 since 10/15/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

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Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Remote: Yes

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10/15/2024 🔍
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10/31/2024 +15 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-15042 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-15042
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-280572

Entryinfo

Created: 10/16/2024 09:51
Updated: 10/31/2024 08:25
Changes: 10/16/2024 09:51 (63), 10/31/2024 08:25 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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