WordPress Top Quark Architecture Plugin Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability


Description   A vulnerability has been discovered in the Top Quark Architecture plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to the wp-content/plugins/topquark/lib/js/fancyupload/showcase/batch/script.php script allowing the upload of arbitrary files to a folder inside the webroot. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary PHP code by uploading a malicious PHP script.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 2.1.0. Prior versions may also be affected.
     
Vulnerable Products   Vulnerable Software:
WordPress Top Quark Architecture Plugin 2.x
     
Solution   Update to version 2.1.1.
     
CVE  
     
References   Exploit-DB:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/19053/
Top Quark:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/topquark/changelog/
     
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 
2012-06-11 

 Target Type 
Server 

 Possible exploit 
Remote