WordPress Landing Pages <= 1.9.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution

2015-09-30 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.9.2

Affected PluginWordPress Landing Pages

Affected Version< 1.9.2

CVSS8.8High

CVECVE-2015-5227

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Vulnerability Overview

The Landing Pages plugin before 1.9.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the url parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.9.2, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')) The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5227 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f25cabc-8886-4d30-af16-07d344db2fff

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

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

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