Sniplets plugin for WordPress syntax_highlight.php file include
| sniplets-syntaxhighlight-file-include (40829) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Sniplets plugin for WordPress could allow a remote attacker to include arbitrary files. A remote attacker could send a specially-crafted URL request to the syntax_highlight.php script using the libpath parameter to specify a malicious file from a remote system, which could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code on the vulnerable Web server.
Platforms Affected:
- John Godley, Sniplets plugin for WordPress 1.1.2
Remedy:
No remedy available as of November 22, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Feb 25 2008 - 10:46:50 CST, Wordpress Plugin Sniplets 1.1.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0421.html.
- Urban Giraffe Web site, Sniplets Plugin at http://urbangiraffe.com/plugins/sniplets/.
- BID-27985: WordPress Sniplets Plugin Multiple Input Validation Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1059: PHP remote file inclusion vulnerability in modules/syntax_highlight.php in the Sniplets 1.1.2 and 1.2.2 plugin for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a URL in the libpath parameter.
- SA29099: WordPress Sniplets Plugin Multiple Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 25, 2008
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