WordPress DukaPress Plugin Directory Traversal Vulnerability


Description   Kacper Szurek has discovered a vulnerability in the DukaPress Plugin for Wordpress, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose sensitive information.
Input passed via the "src" GET parameter to \lib\dp_image.php is not properly verified before being used to read files. This can be exploited to disclose the contents of arbitrary local files via directory traversal sequences.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.5.3. Prior versions may be affected.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
WordPress DukaPress Plugin 2.x
     
Solution   Update to version 2.5.4.
     
CVE   CVE-2014-8799
     
References   DukaPress:
https://wordpress.org/plugins/dukapress/changelog/
Kacper Szurek:
http://security.szurek.pl/dukapress-252-path-traversal.html
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Misc : Directory traversal - parameter starting with ../
3.2.0
Directory traversal using ..\..
3.2.0
Directory traversal
3.2.0
Directory traversal backward root folder
3.2.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2014-11-27 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote