WordPress Plugin Comments Import & Export < 2.0.4 - CSV Injection

2018-06-2500:00:00

Bhushan B. Patil

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6.8 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

PARTIAL

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

7.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

65.1%

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# Exploit Title: Wordpress Plugin Comments Import & Export < 2.0.4 - CSV Injection
# Google Dork: N/A
# Date: 2018-06-24
# Exploit Author: Bhushan B. Patil
# Software Link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/comments-import-export-woocommerce/
# Affected Version: 2.0.4 and before
# Category: Plugins and Extensions
# Tested on: WiN7_x64
# CVE: CVE-2018-11526

# 1. Application Description:
# Comments Import Export Plugin helps you to easily export and import Article and Product Comments in your store.

# 2. Technical Description:
# WordPress Comments Import & Export plugin version 2.0.4 and before are affected by the vulnerability Remote Command Execution
# using CSV Injection. This allows a public user to inject commands as a part of form fields and when a user with
# higher privilege exports the form data in CSV opens the file on their machine, the command is executed.

# 3. Proof Of Concept:
Enter the payload @SUM(1+1)*cmd|' /C calc'!A0 in the form fields and submit.
When high privileged user logs into the application to export form data in CSV and opens the file.
Formula gets executed and calculator will get popped in his machine.