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EZPZ One Click Backup Plugin for WordPress 'cmd' Parameter Remote Command Execution

critical Nessus Plugin ID 74108

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Synopsis

The remote web server hosts a PHP script that is affected by an arbitrary command execution vulnerability.

Description

The EZPZ One Click Backup Plugin for WordPress installed on the remote host is affected by a remote command execution vulnerability due to a failure to properly sanitize user-supplied input to the 'cmd' parameter in the ezpz-archive-cmd.php script. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary commands on the remote host, subject to the privileges of the web server user.

Solution

Unknown at this time. Development of the EZPZ plugin was reportedly discontinued as of 4/27/2012.

See Also

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/01/11

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 74108

File Name: wordpress_ezpz_one_click_backup_cmd_exec.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: remote

Family: CGI abuses

Published: 5/20/2014

Updated: 6/6/2024

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Exploited by Nessus: true

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/1/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3114