86572 : UnGallery Plugin for WordPress wp-content/plugins/ungallery/search.php search Parameter Find Command Remote Shell Command Execution
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2012-10-23

Description

UnGallery Plugin for WordPress contains a flaw that is triggered when input passed via the 'search' parameter in index.php is not properly sanitized by the wp-content/plugins/ungallery/search.php script before being used in the find command. This may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified, Third-party Verified, Coordinated Disclosure
OSVDB: Web Related

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.1.6 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

mmond

UnGallery Plugin for WordPress

2.1.5

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 50875
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ungallery/changelog/

Credit

Charlie Eriksen - via Secunia

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