Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the TheCartPress eCommerce Shopping Cart (aka The Professional WordPress eCommerce Plugin) plugin for WordPress before 1.3.9.3 allows remote administrators to read arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in the tcp_box_path parameter in the checkout_editor_settings page to wp-admin/admin.php.
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 TheCartPress 1.3.9 - Multiple Vulnerabilities EDB-36860 · webapps · Apr 29, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23254
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/thecartpress/changelog/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/131673/WordPress-TheCartPress-1.3.9-XSS-Local-File-Inclusion.html
- 121439 vdb-entry
- 74395 vdb-entry
- 36860 exploit
- 20150429 Multiple Vulnerabilities in TheCartPress WordPress plugin mailing-list