CVE-2012-3588
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WordPress Plugin NewsLetter 1.5 - Remote File Disclosure
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress | plugin_newsletter_plugin | 1.5 | |
| wordpress | wordpress | - | |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49464
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49464
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19018
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/76171
CWEs
CWE-22
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.