Secunia Security Advisory - Ben Schmidt has discovered a vulnerability in the Mailing List plugin for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
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TITLE:
WordPress Mailing List Plugin "wpabspath" File Inclusion
Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46040
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RELEASE DATE:
2011-09-20
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DESCRIPTION:
Ben Schmidt has discovered a vulnerability in the Mailing List plugin
for WordPress, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.
Input passed via the "wpabspath" parameter to e.g.
wp-content/plugins/mailz/lists/lt.php or
wp-content/plugins/mailz/lists/index.php is not properly verified in
wp-content/plugins/mailz/lists/config/config.php before being used to
include files. This can be exploited to include arbitrary files from
local or external resources.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.3.3. Prior versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.3.4 or later.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ben Schmidt
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
WordPress Mailing List Plugin:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mailz/changelog
Ben Schmidt:
http://spareclockcycles.org/2011/09/18/exploitring-the-wordpress-extension-repos/
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