Pixabay Images up to 2.2 pixabay-images.php access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Pixabay Images up to 2.2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file pixabay-images.php. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2015-1376. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Pixabay Images up to 2.2 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file pixabay-images.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress does not validate hostnames, which allows remote authenticated users to write to arbitrary files via an upload URL with a host other than pixabay.com.

The weakness was published 01/28/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-1376 since 01/27/2015. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The successful exploitation needs a single 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 Hans-Martin Muench 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 8 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:pixabay-images.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 2.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (35846). Similar entries are available at VDB-73794, VDB-73782 and VDB-73781. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Hans-Martin Muench
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Pixabay Images 2.3

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01/20/2015 🔍
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01/27/2015 +7 days 🔍
01/28/2015 +1 days 🔍
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03/27/2015 +58 days 🔍
02/20/2025 +3618 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 130017
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-1376 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-1376
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-73795
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/27/2015 14:56
Updated: 02/20/2025 06:04
Changes: 03/27/2015 14:56 (44), 04/07/2018 10:21 (13), 04/12/2022 08:41 (3), 02/20/2025 06:04 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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