Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in preview.php in the Plugin Newsletter plugin 1.5 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the data parameter.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- WordPress Plugin NewsLetter 1.5 - Remote File Disclosure EDB-19018 · webapps · Jun 8, 2012 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 49464 third-party-advisory
- newsletter-preview-file-disclosure(76171) vdb-entry
- 19018 exploit
- http://www.opensyscom.fr/Actualites/wordpress-plugins-plugin-newsletter-remote-file-disclosure-vulnerability.html