Simple Ads Manager Plugin up to 2.5.95 on WordPress sam-ajax-admin.php path unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Simple Ads Manager Plugin up to 2.5.95 on WordPress. The affected element is an unknown function of the file sam-ajax-admin.php. This manipulation of the argument path causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-2825. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Simple Ads Manager Plugin up to 2.5.95 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file sam-ajax-admin.php. The manipulation of the argument path with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path parameter.

The weakness was disclosed 04/21/2015 (Website). The advisory is shared at wordpress.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-2825 since 04/01/2015. 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 T1608.002 for this issue.

A public exploit has been developed by ITAS Team 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 highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 19 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:sam-ajax-admin.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10093 (Wordpress Simple Ads Manager Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 2.5.96 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (36614), SecurityFocus (BID 73924†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50722†). The entries VDB-74655 and VDB-106895 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• WordPress Plugin

Name

• Simple Ads Manager Plugin

Version

• 2.5.0
• 2.5.1
• 2.5.2
• 2.5.3
• 2.5.4
• 2.5.5
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
Author: ITAS Team
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OpenVAS ID: 803448
OpenVAS Name: Wordpress Simple Ads Manager Plugin File Upload Vulnerability
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D2Sec: WordPress Simple Ads Manager File Upload

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Simple Ads Manager Plugin 2.5.96
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Timelineinfo

04/01/2015 🔍
04/02/2015 +1 days 🔍
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04/06/2015 +4 days 🔍
04/21/2015 +15 days 🔍
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04/22/2015 +1 days 🔍
06/28/2015 +67 days 🔍
11/27/2024 +3440 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 131282
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-2825 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-2825
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75037
SecurityFocus: 73924 - WordPress Simple Ads Manager Plugin Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 50722 - Simple Ads Manager Plugin Before 2.6.96 for WordPress Remote File Upload Vulnerability, High

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

Created: 04/22/2015 10:12
Updated: 11/27/2024 07:47
Changes: 04/22/2015 10:12 (64), 01/29/2018 16:08 (15), 05/09/2022 14:41 (3), 11/27/2024 07:47 (16)
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Cache ID: 216:3DD:103

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