Werdswords Download Shortcode up to 0.2 force-download.php File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Werdswords Download Shortcode up to 0.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file force-download.php. Performing a manipulation of the argument File results in path traversal. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2014-5465. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Werdswords Download Shortcode up to 0.2. This affects some unknown processing of the file force-download.php. The manipulation of the argument file with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Directory traversal vulnerability in force-download.php in the Download Shortcode plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the file parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 09/03/2014 by Christian Galeone (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-5465 since 08/26/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by Mehdi Karout/Christian Galeone and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download 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 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:force-download.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 13030 (WordPress Force Download Shortcode Plugin 'force-download.php' Local File Include 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 X-Force (95612), Exploit-DB (34436), SecurityFocus (BID 69440†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-46351†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Mehdi Karout/Christian Galeone
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OpenVAS ID: 100908
OpenVAS Name: WordPress ShortCode Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 128024
Researcher: Christian Galeone
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-5465 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5465
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-70797
X-Force: 95612
SecurityFocus: 69440 - WordPress Download Shortcode Plugin 'force-download.php' Local File Include Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 46351 - Download Shortcode Plugin 0.2.3 and earlier for WordPress Remote Directory Traversal Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2015 12:07
Updated: 12/15/2024 04:25
Changes: 03/26/2015 12:07 (55), 06/08/2017 08:58 (16), 03/28/2022 20:12 (3), 12/15/2024 04:25 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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