Vigil@nce - WordPress ck-and-syntaxhighlighter: file upload
August 2014 by Vigil@nce
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SYNTHESIS OF THE VULNERABILITY
An attacker can upload a malicious file on WordPress
ck-and-syntaxhighlighter, in order for example to upload a Trojan.
Impacted products: WordPress Plugins
Severity: 2/4
Creation date: 14/08/2014
DESCRIPTION OF THE VULNERABILITY
The ck-and-syntaxhighlighter plugin can be installed on WordPress.
It can be used to upload a file. However, as the file type is not
restricted, a PHP file can be uploaded on the server, and then
executed.
An attacker can therefore upload a malicious file on WordPress
ck-and-syntaxhighlighter, in order for example to upload a Trojan.
ACCESS TO THE COMPLETE VIGIL@NCE BULLETIN
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/WordPress-ck-and-syntaxhighlighter-file-upload-15191