Crayon Syntax Highlighter Plugin <= 1.13 - Remote File Inclusion

2012-10-15 00:00

Charlie Eriksen

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.14

Affected PluginCrayon Syntax Highlighter

Affected Version<= 1.13

CVSS9.8Critical

CVEN/A

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Vulnerability Overview

The Crayon Syntax Highlighter plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote File Inclusion in versions up to, and including, 1.13 via the crayon_is_php_file function. This allows unauthenticated attackers to include remote files on the server, resulting in code execution.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.14, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion')) The PHP application receives input from an upstream component, but it does not restrict or incorrectly restricts the input before its usage in require, include, or similar functions.

External References

https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/eff47e59-9a2c-424f-b138-47fcf554c06b

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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