BackUpWordPress "bkpwp_plugin_path" PHP File Inclusion Vulnerabilities


Description   Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in BackUpWordPress (plugin for WordPress), which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. These issues are caused by input validation errors various scripts (e.g. "Archive/Predicate.php" or "Archive/Reader.php") when processing the "bkpwp_plugin_path" parameter, which could be exploited by remote attackers to include malicious scripts and execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the web server.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
BackUpWordPress (plugin for WordPress) versions prior to 0.4.3
     
Solution   Upgrade to BackUpWordPress version 0.4.3 : http://wordpress.designpraxis.at/download/backupwordpress.zip
     
CVE   CVE-2007-5800
     
References   http://wordpress.designpraxis.at/2007/11/01/security-vulnerability-in-backupwordpress/
http://wordpress.designpraxis.at/2007/11/01/backupwordpress-security-release/
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : suspicious root_path parameter found in URL
3.2.0
PHP : Remote file inclusion prevention : URL found as parameter
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2007-11-06 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Local & Remote