CVE-2016-10762

CampTix Event Ticketing <= 1.4.2 - CSV Injection

2016-07-15 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.5
Affected Plugin: CampTix Event Ticketing
Affected Version: < 1.5
CVSS: 5.8Medium
Weakness type: CWE-77 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
CVE: CVE-2016-10762

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At a glance

CVE-2016-10762 is a medium-severity Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in the CampTix Event Ticketing WordPress plugin, affecting versions < 1.5. It carries a CVSS score of 5.8 (reachable over the network). Exploitation requires no authentication. The issue is fixed in version 1.5; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed July 2016, reported by Zawad Bin Hafiz.

Vulnerability Overview

The CampTix Event Ticketing plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to CSV Injection in versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This allows attackers to embed untrusted input into exported CSV files, which can result in code execution when these files are downloaded and opened on a local system with a vulnerable configuration.

Technical Analysis

The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, and no privileges on the target site.

CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component.

Remediation

Update to version 1.5, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to CampTix Event Ticketing: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. Classes like this one can leave something behind, so the staged malware scanner is the second half: it looks for dropped files and modified code rather than for the request that created them. None of that substitutes for the fix: CampTix Event Ticketing 1.5 closes this, and updating the plugin is the step that ends it.

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External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10762 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/694005fc-7703-4343-a7b4-d36906869df3 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10762

Related records

Other vulnerabilities in CampTix Event Ticketing

5.5CVE-2016-10763: CampTix Event Ticketing < 1.5 Cross-Site ScriptingCVE-2016-10763

CVSS Vector

5.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeChanged
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

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