Gallery Plugin for WordPress 'load' Parameter Remote File Inclusion

high Nessus Plugin ID 64556

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Synopsis

The remote web server contains a PHP script that is affected by a remote file inclusion vulnerability.

Description

The Gallery Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host is affected by a remote file inclusion vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'load' parameter of the 'update_order.php' script. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to view arbitrary files or execute arbitrary PHP code, possibly taken from third-party hosts, on the remote host.

Solution

Unknown at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 64556

File Name: wordpress_gallery_update_order_rfi.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 2/11/2013

Updated: 6/5/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Enable CGI Scanning: true

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/31/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-4919

BID: 57650

Detections

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