PT-2015-7032 · WordPress · Powerplay Gallery Plugin

Larry W. Cashdollar + 1 · Published 2015-08-18 · Updated 2015-08-19 · CVE-2015-5681

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Powerplay Gallery plugin version 3.3 for WordPress

Description The issue concerns an unrestricted file upload vulnerability. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension and then accessing it directly. The vulnerability is specifically in the upload.php file of the Powerplay Gallery plugin.

Recommendations For Powerplay Gallery plugin version 3.3, consider disabling the upload functionality in upload.php until a patch is available to prevent remote attackers from uploading malicious files. Restrict access to the * uploadfolder/big/ directory to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-5681

Affected Products

Powerplay Gallery Plugin

References · 7

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/27/8 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/20/1 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Jul/64 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132671/WordPress-WP-PowerPlayGallery-3.3-File-Upload-SQL-Injection.html · Exploit
• 🔥 http://vapid.dhs.org/advisory.php?v=132 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5681 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-5681 · Note