wp-google-drive Google Drive Plugin 2.2 on WordPress Configuration File gdrive-ajaxs.php file_name path traversal

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A vulnerability was found in wp-google-drive Google Drive Plugin 2.2 on WordPress. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file gdrive-ajaxs.php of the component Configuration File Handler. This manipulation of the argument file_name causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-25326. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in wp-google-drive Google Drive Plugin 2.2 on WordPress. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file gdrive-ajaxs.php of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation of the argument file_name 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. The summary by CVE is:

Google Drive for WordPress 2.2 contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files by injecting directory traversal sequences in the file_name parameter. Attackers can send POST requests to gdrive-ajaxs.php with the ajaxstype parameter set to del_fl_bkp and file_name containing traversal sequences ../../wp-config.php to access sensitive configuration files.

The weakness was released by Lenon Leite as 44435. It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-25326 since 05/17/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:gdrive-ajaxs.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 databases at Exploit-DB (44435) and EUVD (EUVD-2018-21848). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Cloud Software

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• wp-google-drive

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• Google Drive Plugin

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• 2.2

License

• free

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