bugtraq - Insert PHP WordPress Plugin allows authenticated user to execute arbitrary PHP

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Message-ID: <06de5f98-c934-f557-01c7-229749556e0e@securify.nl>
Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 14:38:37 +0200
From: Summer of Pwnage <lists@...urify.nl>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Insert PHP WordPress Plugin allows authenticated user to execute
 arbitrary PHP

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Insert PHP WordPress Plugin allows authenticated user to execute
arbitrary PHP
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Marcel Vermeulen <vermeulen.mc.at.gmail.com> & Ed van der Vlies
<ecvdvlies.at.gmail.com>, July 2016

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Abstract
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It was found that the Insert PHP WordPress Plugin allows an
authenticated user with Contributor role (or higher) to run arbitrary
PHP code. Consequently, this effectively disables any security controls
implemented in WordPress.

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OVE ID
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OVE-20160712-0001

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Tested versions
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These issues were successfully tested on Insert PHP WordPress Plugin
version 1.3.

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Fix
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There is currently no fix available. The author of the Insert PHP
WordPress Plugin has indicated that this issue will not be
resolved/mitigated.

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Details
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https://sumofpwn.nl/advisory/2016/insert_php_wordpress_plugin_allows_authenticated_user_to_execute_arbitrary_php.html

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