Simple Ads Manager <= 2.5.94 - Arbitrary File Upload

2015-04-01 00:00

Tran Dinh Tien (tien.d.tran () itas vn)

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 2.5.96

Affected PluginSimple Ads Manager

Affected Version<= 2.5.94

CVSS9.8Critical

CVECVE-2015-2825

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Vulnerability Overview

Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path parameter.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 2.5.96, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-434 (Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type) The product allows the upload or transfer of dangerous file types that are automatically processed within its environment.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2825 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/8621bc52-3a71-4e01-9823-129ce0831ec4

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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