WordPress Multiple Themes Vulnerabilities


Description   (#Several file upload vulnerabilities have been identified in themes for WordPress.#A remote attacker could exploit them via a specially crafted POST request in order to upload an arbitrary file and potentially take control over the web site.##These vulnerabilities are located in#- Bordeaux: the "upload-handler.php" script file##- Neosense: the "qquploader" ajax file which does not verify user authorization.##Proofs of concept are available.)
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
WordPress (WordPress) -
     
Solution   Version 1.8 of Neosonse plugin fixes the vulnerability affecting it.
     
CVE  
     
References   - cxsecurity : Wordpress pulgin bordeaux theme upload shell Vulnerability
https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2016090131
- Full Disclosure: Unrestricted Upload/RCE in Neosense theme for WordPress
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Sep/48
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Upload of a PHP file in a vulnerable web application
5.0.0
Suspicious access to a php file in a vulnerable application upload directory
5.0.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
Moderate 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2016-09-14 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote