CVE-2015-9476

Teardrop - Fullscreen Photography Theme | Portfolio <= 1.8.5 - Arbitrary Options Update

2015-06-26 00:00

Strategic Overview

Status: Patched in 1.8.6
Affected Theme: Teardrop - Fullscreen Photography Theme | Portfolio
Affected Version: <= 1.8.5
CVSS: 8.8High
Weakness type: CWE-276 · Incorrect Default Permissions
CVE: CVE-2015-9476

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At a glance

CVE-2015-9476 is a high-severity Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the Teardrop - Fullscreen Photography Theme WordPress theme, affecting versions <= 1.8.5. It carries a CVSS score of 8.8 (reachable over the network; low attack complexity; high confidentiality, integrity, availability impact). The issue is fixed in version 1.8.6; sites on affected versions should update now. Disclosed June 2015, reported by Evex.

Vulnerability Overview

The Teardrop theme for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary option updates in versions up to, and including, 1.8.5. This is due to improper permission checks. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers to modify otherwise restricted options.

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 interaction from a victim user. A successful exploit has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability — full site compromise territory.

CWE-276: Incorrect Default Permissions

During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files.

Remediation

Update to version 1.8.6, or a newer patched version

How does WordSec protect against this?

The fix is the thing that ends this: Teardrop - Fullscreen Photography Theme 1.8.6 closes this, and updating the theme is the step that ends it.

Alerts

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-9476 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/63d806ed-2cfc-4ac6-9ebb-75c13d2cfad4 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9476

CVSS Vector

8.8

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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