Real3D Flipbook <= 1.0.0 - File Upload to User Controlled Location
Strategic Overview
- Status
- Unpatched
- Affected Plugin
- Real3D Flipbook
- Affected Version
<= 1.0.0- CVSS
- 7.5High
- Weakness type
- CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CVE
CVE-2016-10966
At a glance
CVE-2016-10966 is a high-severity Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in the Real3D Flipbook WordPress plugin, affecting versions <= 1.0.0. It carries a CVSS score of 7.5 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high integrity impact). Exploitation requires no authentication. No fixed release has been reported yet; treat installations running this software as exposed. Disclosed July 2016, reported by Mukarram Khalid.
Vulnerability Overview
The Real3D Flipbook plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file uploads to user controlled locations due to missing directory validation in the 'bookName' parameter in versions up to, and including, 1.0.0 This makes it possible for attackers to upload files to arbitrary locations on the affected sites server.
Technical Analysis
The vector marks this flaw as remotely reachable over the network, with low attack complexity — no special timing or configuration is needed, and no privileges on the target site, and no interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on integrity.
CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Real3D Flipbook <= 1.0.0 carries this weakness at bookName, and reaching it takes a caller who can reach the endpoint. Path traversal happens when user-controlled text is used to build a filesystem path without being constrained to an intended directory, so sequences like ../ walk the resolved path somewhere else.
Depending on the operation, it means reading files outside the intended folder — wp-config.php being the usual target — or writing to and deleting paths the web server can touch. No fixed build of this plugin is recorded for Real3D Flipbook yet, so installs running <= 1.0.0 stay exposed until the vendor ships one.
Remediation
No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
How does WordSec protect against this?
The attempt arrives as an ordinary request to Real3D Flipbook: WordSec's web application firewall inspects request payloads before WordPress loads them. No patched version is recorded yet, which is the case where a filtering layer matters most, because there is nothing to update to.
- Firewall
- Alerts
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