WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail Plugin 'hpt_file_upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

BID:53898

Info

WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail Plugin 'hpt_file_upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53898
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 08 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 08 2012 12:00AM
Credit: Sammy FORGIT
Vulnerable: WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail 2.1.9
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail Plugin 'hpt_file_upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Hungred Post Thumbnail plugin is prone to a vulnerability that lets attackers upload arbitrary files. The issue occurs because the application fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input.

An attacker may leverage this issue to upload arbitrary files to the affected computer; this can result in arbitrary code execution within the context of the vulnerable application.

Hungred Post Thumbnail 2.1.9 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail Plugin 'hpt_file_upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit this issue through a browser.

Solution / Fix

WordPress Hungred Post Thumbnail Plugin 'hpt_file_upload.php' Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

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