WordPress WP Symposium 14.11 Shell Upload
Description
WP Symposium Plugin for WordPress contains a flaw that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code. This flaw exists because the /wp-symposium/server/file_upload_form.php script does not properly verify or sanitize user-uploaded files. By uploading a .php file, the remote system will place the file in a user-accessible path. Making a direct request to the uploaded file will allow the attacker to execute the script with the privileges of the web server.
Author(s)
- Claudio Viviani
- rastating
Platform
PHP
Architectures
php
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/unix/webapp/wp_symposium_shell_upload
msf exploit(wp_symposium_shell_upload) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(wp_symposium_shell_upload) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wp_symposium_shell_upload) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(wp_symposium_shell_upload) > exploit
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