Description
Unrestricted file upload vulnerability in sam-ajax-admin.php in the Simple Ads Manager plugin before 2.5.96 for WordPress allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by uploading a file with an executable extension, then accessing it via a direct request to the file in the directory specified by the path 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 Simple Ads Manager 2.5.94 - Arbitrary File Upload EDB-36614 · webapps · Apr 2, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 36614 exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131282/WordPress-Simple-Ads-Manager-2.5.94-File-Upload.html
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/simple-ads-manager/changelog/
- http://www.itas.vn/news/ITAS-Team-found-out-multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-Hakin9-IT-Security-Magazine-78.html
- 20150405 Wordpress plugin Simple Ads Manager - Arbitrary File Upload mailing-list