WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 on WordPress unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 on WordPress. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-6649. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 on WordPress. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

WordPress WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.21 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via improper file upload.

It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-6649 since 06/25/2014. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1608.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.1.23 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (19050) and SecurityFocus (BID 53909†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: WP GPX Maps Plugin 1.1.23

Timelineinfo

06/25/2014 🔍
03/24/2025 +3925 days 🔍
03/24/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/23/2025 +91 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 53909⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-6649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-6649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-300899
SecurityFocus: 53909

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2025 20:54
Updated: 06/23/2025 08:42
Changes: 03/24/2025 20:54 (73), 06/23/2025 08:42 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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