Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in proxy.php in the google currency lookup in the Paypal Currency Converter Basic For WooCommerce plugin before 1.4 for WordPress allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via a full pathname in the requrl parameter.
Public exploits
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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 Paypal Currency Converter Basic For WooCommerce - File Read EDB-37253 · webapps · Jun 10, 2015 · verified
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References
- https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/1179092/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce
- https://wordpress.org/plugins/paypal-currency-converter-basic-for-woocommerce/changelog/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/132278/WordPress-Paypal-Currency-Converter-Basic-For-Woocommerce-1.3-File-Read.html
- 37253 exploit
- 75416 vdb-entry