WordPress Kiddo Theme "uploadify.php" Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been reported in the Kiddo theme for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the /wp-content/themes/kiddo/app/assets/js/uploadify/uploadify.php script allowing the upload of files with arbitrary extensions to a folder inside the webroot. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a malicious PHP script.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
WordPress Kiddo Theme 1.x
     
Solution   No official solution is currently available.
     
CVE  
     
References   http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125138/wpkidoo-shell.txt
     
Vulnerability Manager Detection   No
     
IPS Protection  
ASQ Engine alarm Available Since
Upload of a PHP file in a vulnerable web application
5.0.0
     


 
 
 
 
 Risk level 
High 

 Vulnerability First Public Report Date 
2014-02-11 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote