Bolt up to 2.2.4 Theme Editor injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Bolt up to 2.2.4. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Theme Editor. Performing a manipulation results in injection. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-7309. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Bolt up to 2.2.4. This affects an unknown function of the component Theme Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The theme editor in Bolt before 2.2.5 does not check the file extension when renaming files, which allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code by renaming a crafted file and then directly accessing it.

The weakness was published 09/22/2015 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bolt.cm. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2015-7309 since 09/22/2015. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1055 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Metasploit and been published before and not just 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 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 2.2.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (38196). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Metasploit
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Bolt 2.2.5

Timelineinfo

09/15/2015 🔍
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09/22/2015 +7 days 🔍
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09/23/2015 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 133539
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-7309 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7309
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-78015
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2015 19:25
Updated: 01/05/2025 09:52
Changes: 09/23/2015 19:25 (42), 12/29/2017 11:53 (15), 06/18/2022 20:24 (3), 01/05/2025 09:52 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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