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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in WordPress filemanager 1.2. This affects an unknown part of the file ajaxfilemanager.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation results in code injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2008-0222. Moreover, an exploit is present.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in WordPress filemanager 1.2 (Content Management System). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file ajaxfilemanager.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in ajaxfilemanager.php in the Wp-FileManager 1.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to upload and execute arbitrary PHP code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 01/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is available at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-0222 since 01/10/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:ajaxfilemanager.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 X-Force (39462), Exploit-DB (4844) and SecurityFocus (BID 27151†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• Content Management System

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• WordPress

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• filemanager

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• 1.2

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• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://wordpress.com/

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