VDB-9479 · OSVDB 95060 · GCVE-100-9479

WordPress up to 3.5 wp-admin/users.php information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress up to 3.5. This affects an unknown function of the file wp-admin/users.php. The manipulation of the argument s leads to information disclosure. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WordPress up to 3.5 (Content Management System). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file wp-admin/users.php. The manipulation of the argument s with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was shared 07/09/2013 by MustLive with Websecurity.com as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). It is possible to read the advisory at seclists.org. The vendor was not involved in the public release. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at seclists.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $5k-$25k. By approaching the search of inurl:wp-admin/users.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (95060†). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/09/2013 🔍
07/09/2013 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2013 +3 days 🔍
08/26/2017 +1506 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wordpress.com

Advisory: seclists.org
Researcher: MustLive
Organization: Websecurity.com
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9479
OSVDB: 95060

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2013 13:01
Updated: 08/26/2017 06:42
Changes: 07/12/2013 13:01 (45), 08/26/2017 06:42 (2)
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