WordPress Light Post Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	50080
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 12 2011 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 17 2011 07:21PM
Credit:	Reported by the vendor
Vulnerable:	WordPress Light Post 1.4
Not Vulnerable:	WordPress Light Post 1.5

WordPress Light Post Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

The Light Post WordPress Plugin is prone to a remote file-include vulnerability because it fails to sufficiently sanitize user-supplied input.

Exploiting this issue may allow an attacker to compromise the application and the underlying system; other attacks are also possible.

Light Post Plugin 1.4 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

WordPress Light Post Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

WordPress Light Post Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

Solution:
Vendor updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

WordPress Light Post Plugin 'abspath' Parameter Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• Changes in light-post/trunk/wp-light-post.php [416259:437217] (WordPress)
  
• Light Post Changelog (WordPress)
  
• Wordpress Homepage (Wordpress)