Bit File Manager <= 5.0.0 - Information Disclosure

2018-03-02 00:00

Colette Chamberland

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 5.0.2

Affected PluginFile Manager

Affected Version<= 5.0.0

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2018-7204

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Vulnerability Overview

inc/logger.php in the Giribaz File Manager plugin before 5.0.2 for WordPress logged activity related to the plugin in /wp-content/uploads/file-manager/log.txt. If a user edits the wp-config.php file using this plugin, the wp-config.php contents get added to log.txt, which is not protected and contains database credentials, salts, etc. These files have been indexed by Google and a simple dork will find affected sites.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 5.0.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-532 (Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File) The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7204 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b0ae27c4-0381-4622-90e8-f4fee29767a3

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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