CM Download Manager <= 2.0.3 - Code Injection

2014-11-10 00:00

Phi Le Ngoc

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.0.4

Affected PluginCM Download Manager – Organize, Protect & Share Files in WordPress

Affected Version<= 2.0.3

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2014-8877

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Vulnerability Overview

The alterSearchQuery function in lib/controllers/CmdownloadController.php in the CreativeMinds CM Downloads Manager plugin before 2.0.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via the CMDsearch parameter to cmdownloads/, which is processed by the PHP create_function function.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.0.4, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8877 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/0d517094-8038-4951-b16a-db7bf2c31851

CVSS Vector

9.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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