PT-2011-3280 · WordPress · Wp Custom Pages

John Leitch · Published 2011-04-10 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2011-1669

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WP Custom Pages module version 0.5.0.1 for WordPress

Description The issue allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the wp-download.php file. This is achieved by using ..%2F (encoded dot dot) sequences in the url parameter.

Recommendations For WP Custom Pages module version 0.5.0.1, consider restricting access to the wp-download.php file until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the url parameter in the affected API endpoint until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1669

Affected Products

Wp Custom Pages

References · 9

• 🔥 http://autosectools.com/Advisories/WordPress.WP.Custom.Pages.0.5.0.1_Local.File.Inclusion_169.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/17119 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://exploit-db.com/exploits/17119 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/47146 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1669 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43963 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/66559 · Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1669 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/71707 · Note