Pippin Williamson Font Uploader 1.2.4 File Upload font-upload.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Pippin Williamson Font Uploader 1.2.4. This affects an unknown function of the file font-upload.php of the component File Upload. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2012-3814. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Pippin Williamson Font Uploader 1.2.4. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file font-upload.php of the component File Upload. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in font-upload.php in the Font Uploader plugin 1.2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a PHP file with a .php.ttf extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in font-uploader/fonts.

The weakness was published 06/27/2012 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-3814 since 06/27/2012. 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Sammy FORGIT and been published even before and not 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 21 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:font-upload.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13017 (WordPress Font Uploader Plugin font-upload.php Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability).

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 (18994), OSVDB (82657†), Secunia (SA49327†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46248†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Sammy FORGIT
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-3814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-3814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-61135
Secunia: 49327 - Wordpress Font Uploader Plugin Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 82657
Vulnerability Center: 46248 - Font Uploader Plugin for WordPress Remote Code Execution via a Direct Request, High

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/30/2024 04:53
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (56), 06/07/2017 09:02 (10), 12/30/2024 04:53 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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