WordPress 1.8.0 path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress 1.8.0. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2008-0615. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in WordPress 1.8.0 (Content Management System). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation 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:

Directory traversal vulnerability in wp-admin/admin.php in the DMSGuestbook 1.8.0 and 1.7.0 plugin for WordPress allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the (1) folder and (2) file parameters.

The weakness was disclosed 02/06/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-0615 since 02/05/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by NBBN and been published even before and not after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 4 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

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 (5035), SecurityFocus (BID 27575†) and Secunia (SA28759†). The entries VDB-40870, VDB-40869 and VDB-40868 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: NBBN
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-0615 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-0615
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-40867
SecurityFocus: 27575 - DMSGuestbook Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 28759 - WordPress DMSGuestbook Plugin Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/15/2024 15:05
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (50), 11/09/2017 08:37 (12), 10/15/2024 15:05 (17)
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