Forums Plugin for WordPress 'url' Parameter Arbitrary File Disclosure

medium Nessus Plugin ID 64248

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

The Forums Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'url' parameter of the zing_forum_output() function in the zingiri-forum/forum.php script. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, by sending a request containing directory traversal sequences, to read arbitrary files subject to the privileges under which the web server runs.

Solution

Upgrade to Forums Plugin version 1.4.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 64248

File Name: wordpress_forums_url_file_disclosure.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 1/25/2013

Updated: 6/4/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wordpress:wordpress

Required KB Items: installed_sw/WordPress, www/PHP

Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning

Exploit Ease: No exploit is required

Exploited by Nessus: true

Patch Publication Date: 1/5/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/9/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4920

BID: 57224

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