CVE-2015-1365
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in pixabay-images.php in the Pixabay Images plugin before 2.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the q 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.
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Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
WordPress Plugin Pixarbay Images 2.3 - Multiple Vulnerabilities
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| pixabay_images_project | pixabay_images | {"endIncluding":"2.3"} | |
References
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php&old=926633%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/
- https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/117147
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130017/WordPress-Pixarbay-Images-2.3-XSS-Bypass-Upload-Traversal.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jan/75
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35846
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/25/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/534505/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100036
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&new=1067992%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php&old=926633%40pixabay-images%2Ftrunk%2Fpixabay-images.php
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/pixabay-images/changelog/
- https://www.mogwaisecurity.de/advisories/MSA-2015-01.txt
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.