Likno Allwebmenus plugin 1.1.3 actions.php abspath code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Likno Allwebmenus plugin 1.1.3. This affects an unknown function of the file actions.php. This manipulation of the argument abspath causes code injection. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2011-3981. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Likno Allwebmenus plugin 1.1.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file actions.php. The manipulation of the argument abspath with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in actions.php in the Allwebmenus plugin 1.1.3 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the abspath parameter.

The weakness was published 10/04/2011 by Ben Schmidt (Website). The advisory is shared at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-3981 since 10/03/2011. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Ben Schmidt and been published before and not just after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 15 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:actions.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 (69929), Exploit-DB (17861), SecurityFocus (BID 49685†), OSVDB (75615†) and Secunia (SA46068†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Ben Schmidt
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 438959
Researcher: Ben Schmidt
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-3981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-3981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-58825
X-Force: 69929
SecurityFocus: 49685 - WordPress AllWebMenus Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability
Secunia: 46068 - WordPress AllWebMenus Plugin "abspath" File Inclusion Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 75615
Vulnerability Center: 33812 - Allwebmenus Plugin 1.1.3 for WordPress Actions.php Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 01/30/2025 04:07
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (53), 04/05/2017 08:59 (20), 11/23/2021 08:26 (3), 01/30/2025 04:07 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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