Arbitrary Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress Installation unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Arbitrary Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-10578. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Arbitrary Plugin up to 1.0.7 on WordPress. Affected is an unknown code block of the component Installation Handler. 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

The Pubnews theme for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized arbitrary plugin installation due to a missing capability check on the pubnews_importer_plugin_action_for_notice() function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.7. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to install arbitrary plugins that can be leveraged to exploit other vulnerabilities.

The advisory is shared for download at wordfence.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-10578 since 10/31/2024. 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 neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/06/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1608.002.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

10/31/2024 🔍
12/05/2024 +35 days 🔍
12/05/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/06/2024 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: wordfence.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-10578 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-10578
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-287040

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2024 18:10
Updated: 12/06/2024 10:09
Changes: 12/05/2024 18:10 (51), 12/06/2024 10:09 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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