VDB-76138 · CVE-2014-9734 · Patch 132366

ThemePunch Slider Revolution Plugin up to 4.1 on WordPress wp-admin/admin-ajax.php img path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ThemePunch Slider Revolution Plugin up to 4.1 on WordPress. It has been declared as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. Executing a manipulation of the argument img can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-9734. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ThemePunch Slider Revolution Plugin up to 4.1 on WordPress (WordPress Plugin). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file wp-admin/admin-ajax.php. The manipulation of the argument img with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. CVE summarizes:

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.

The weakness was presented 06/30/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at plugins.trac.wordpress.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-9734 since 06/30/2015. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/admin-ajax.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 10358 (Wordpress Slider Revolution Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (34511). See VDB-76139 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

ThemePunch

Name

Slider Revolution Plugin

Version

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CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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Exploitinginfo

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
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OpenVAS ID: 803448
OpenVAS Name: Wordpress Revslider Arbitrary File Download Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Slider Revolution Plugin 4.2

Timelineinfo

06/30/2015 🔍
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07/01/2015 +1 days 🔍
12/07/2024 +3447 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 132366
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9734 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9734
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76138
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2015 10:21
Updated: 12/07/2024 15:53
Changes: 07/01/2015 10:21 (53), 04/20/2019 06:50 (8), 05/22/2022 09:23 (3), 12/07/2024 15:53 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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