CVE-2014-9734
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the Slider Revolution (revslider) plugin before 4.2 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the img parameter in a revslider_show_image action to wp-admin/admin-ajax.php.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Mulitple WordPress Themes - 'admin-ajax.php?img' Arbitrary File Download
WordPress Plugin Slider REvolution 4.1.4 - Arbitrary File Download
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| themepunch | slider_revolution | {"endIncluding":"4.1.4"} | |
References
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/affected-themes/
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/plugin-vulnerability/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132366/WordPress-Revslider-4.2.2-XSS-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/affected-themes/
- http://marketblog.envato.com/news/plugin-vulnerability/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132366/WordPress-Revslider-4.2.2-XSS-Information-Disclosure.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34511
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/09/slider-revolution-plugin-critical-vulnerability-being-exploited.html
- https://blog.sucuri.net/2014/12/revslider-vulnerability-leads-to-massive-wordpress-soaksoak-compromise.html
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/patch-for-revolution-slider/trunk/revsliderpatch.php
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.